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Cactus Pears

Compelled to return to the West India countryside of his youth, thirty-something city dweller Anand spends a ten-day mourning period for his recently deceased father. All the while, his hidden desires materialize in a rekindled friendship with Balya, a local farmer and former childhood companion who is struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning period ends and his return to Mumbai seems imminent, Anand must decide the fate of their relationship. A sensitive, critically-acclaimed study of bereavement and queer identity in rural India, Cactus Pears is an exquisite character piece perfected by its heartrending finale. The film, which won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, marks feature debut director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade as a talent to watch.