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Courtesy of KVIFF In “Fruit Gathering,” director and writer Aung Phyoe consciously avoided exploring the “social” impact of the relationship between two suppressed women, creating a sense of alienation but also deep intimacy.
The film, which is premiering at the Karlovy Vary festival as part of the Crystal Globe competition and is co-produced by Myanmar, Czech Republic and France, is set in contemporary Myanmar and follows the friendship and connection that forms between two young women, San Kyi and Theint Theint Oo, working at a textile factory in Yangon over the course of a year and a half.
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