Crystal Globe Competition / Thit-thee Khu / Myanmar, Czech Republic, France 2026
Seen through the eyes of two young women, life in contemporary Myanmar can look quite oppressive. Working at a textile factory in industrial Yangon, they face exhausting work, social repression, and economic uncertainty. Although the grueling pace of everyday life stifles opportunities for human connection, both women continue to dream of intimacy and escape. When they grow closer, they set in motion the previously silenced fibers of their own emotions. Aung Phyoe’s long-anticipated directorial debut unfolds in shades of silence, subtle gestures, and unspoken wishes. In a captivating rhythm that oscillates between tenderness and harshness, the film explores how women’s desires survive in a country where intimacy and love between women remain socially unacceptable.
Vojtěch Kočárník
97 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Aung Phyoe
/ Screenplay Aung Phyoe
/ Dir. of Photography Thaiddhi
/ Sound Jan Richtr
/ Editor Emily Swe
/ Art Director Mg Moore Phyu
/ Producer Thu Thu Shein, Thaiddhi
/ Production Third Floor Film Production
/ Coproduction D1 FILM, ART_Production
/ Cast Nandar Myat Aung, Nandar Myint Lwin, Thida Soe Khant, Tin Tin Ei, Min Nyo
/ Contact D1film
/ Distributor Atlas Cinema
Aung Phyoe. Filmography: Seasonal Rain (2018, short), Cobalt Blue (2019, short), Evening Clouds (2022, short), Fruit Gathering (2026).
D1film
Kinského náměstí 6, 15000, Prague 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 603 164 232
E-mail: [email protected]
Atlas Cinema
Sokolovská 371/1, 18600, Praha 8
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]
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