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Locarno Open Doors Pick ‘Fruit Gathering’ Fronts Same-Sex Desire in Myanmar

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Christopher Vourlias The powerful bond between two female factory workers, and the complex desire it ignites, form the starting point of Myanmar director Aung Phyoe’s feature film debut “Fruit Gathering,” which is being presented as part of Locarno’s Open Doors co-production platform.Set in working-class Yangon, the film tells the story of a young woman, San, who feels inexplicably drawn to her outspoken and confident co-worker, Theint.

As the two grow closer, San is unable to recognize or understand her desires, until the practical realities of life in Myanmar intervene, painfully drawing the two women apart.“Fruit Gathering” is produced by Myanmar’s Third Floor Production and co-produced by France’s Art-Production and the Czech.

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