Cactus Pears (15) + Q&A
Coming home, coming out – a delicate study of sexuality and social pressures in rural India.
Tue 23 Jun
18:00
Tue 23 Jun
18:00
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Tue 23 Jun
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand, a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death.
While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya, a childhood friend facing similar struggles. Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship.
Cactus Pears is a delicate exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.
Cactus Pears screens on general release from Fri 19 Jun.
- Director
- Rohan Kanawade
- Cast
- Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap
- Duration
- 112 min
- Opening
- Tue 23 Jun
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- India, United Kingdom, Canada
- Language
- Marathi
- Subtitles
- English
Original title: Sabar Bonda
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