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Clinging with Hate (2018)

Clinging with Hate poster
Original title
မုန်းစွဲ
Directed by
Aww Ratha, Soe Htut
Country
Myanmar
Runtime
2h 12m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Buddhist monk's novel is adapted into a film about a man dealing with hate and loss. The story follows characters as they confront their emotions and search for meaning.

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What happens

Clinging with Hate (or Clinging to Hate; Burmese: မုန်းစွဲ, romanized: Mone Swel, also spelt as Mone Swal) is a 2018 Burmese religious drama film directed by Aww Yatha and starring Nay Toe, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Min Thway, Phway Phway and Aye Wutyi Thaung. Based on the novel One Who Dies Beautifully (အသေလှတဲ့သူ) by Buddhist monk Ashin Sandadika, the film premiered in Myanmar and in Singapore on 16 November 2018. It became one of highest-grossing films in Myanmar, as well as the most successful film released by 7th Sense Creation at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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