Logline
Mi-Thet, a garment factory worker in Yangon, faces wage issues. Nyein-Nyein leads female workers to organize a strike. Initially reluctant due to past trauma, Mi-Thet eventually joins the strike after an emergency arises.
Details
Myanmar, South Korea, Singapore, France, Norway, Qatar – 74 min
Directed by
The Maw Naing
Written by
Oh Young Jeong
Produced by
The Maw Naing – One Point Zero
Oh Young Jeong – Plus Point One
Coproduced by
Jeremy Chua – Potocol
Charlotte Guénin – Massala
Marie Fuglestein Lægreid, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Linda Bolstad Strønen – DUO film
Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre – Alpha Violet Production
Crew
DoP – Tin Win Naing
Editor – Nicolas Bancilhon
Chief Sound editor and Sound design – Mathieu Farnarier
Art director – Zaw Moe
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Synopsis
Yangon, Myanmar, in 2022, is in the midst of a civil war following the military coup on February 1, 2021. Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman, is working in a garment factory in Yangon, far from her native village. Wages have not been paid for the past two months, and a group of workers are leading a strike. But soon, the strikers are attacked by the henchmen of the military regime, leaving Mi-Thet terrified by her past trauma.
Festivals & Awards
2025
Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden) – International Competition
Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival (India)
Vesoul Asian Film Festival (France)
FESCAAL (Italy)
Habitat International Film Festival (India)
Asian Film Festival in Rome (Italy) – Best Original Movie
Maia International Film Festival (Portugal) – Golden Ear of Wheat
Bishkek International Film Festival (Kyrgyzstan) – Best Film Award International Competition
Stitches of Dissent (Germany)
New York Asian Film Festival (USA)
New Zealand International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia) – Asia Pacific section
Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival (Philippines) – Official selection
Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)
Osaka Asian Film Festival (Japan)
Les inédits du cinéma du monde (France)
Asian FF Barcelona (Spain)
Festival des 5 continents (France)
Five Flavours Film Festival (Poland)
Exground ff (Germany) – Jury Award of the Amnesty International Wiesbaden Film Award
Festival International du Film d’Éducation (FIFE) (France)
Guwahati Asian Film Festival (India)
2024
Busan International Film Festival (South Korea) – NEW CURRENTS AWARD
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival – Windows on Asia (Taiwan)
World Film Festival of Bangkok (Thailand) – Special Mention Award
Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)
Jogja- Netpac Film Festival (Indonesia) – Netpac Award & Geber Award
Festival International du Film de Marrakech (Morocco) – International Competition
Poster
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