Fruit Gathering (2026)
- Original title
- သစ်သီးခူး
- Genre
- romantic drama film
- Country
- Myanmar, Czech Republic, France
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two women working in a garment factory in Yangon share a deep friendship that becomes charged with unspoken queer desire. The film follows the quiet development of their emotional bond.
slow-burnlongingintimatetenderatmosphericemotionalrestrainedyearning
What happens
Fruit Gathering (Burmese: သစ်သီးခူး) is an internationally co-produced Myanmar 2026 romantic drama film written and directed by Aung Phyoe in his feature directorial debut. The film explores the slow-burning queer longing and intense friendship between San Kyi and Theint Theint Oo working in a Yangon garment factory. It shares its title with a poetry collection by Rabindranath Tagore. The film, a co-production between Myanmar, Czech Republic and France premiered at 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 9 July 2026, where it won the Crystal Globe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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