Cactus Pears (2025)

Original title

साबर बोंडं

Directed by

Rohan Kanawade

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

India, United Kingdom, Canada

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

A

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man from the city returns to his rural hometown after a family death. There he reconnects with his childhood friend and they revive a romantic relationship.

somberintimateslow-burnnostalgicbittersweettendergroundedquietly emotional

What happens

Sabar Bonda (Marathi for 'Cactus Pears') is a 2025 romantic drama film written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, in his feature directorial debut. It follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a man from the city who returns to his hometown following a death in the family, and reconnects romantically with his childhood friend Balya (Suraaj Suman). The film had its world premiere at the World Cinema Competition of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. It was the first Marathi-language film to premiere at the festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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