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Synopsis

Logline

Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman who works in a garment factory, faces an urgent strike organized by her colleagues, which reminds her of her deep trauma. By learning about the recent history of her country, she decides to act.

 

 

 

Specifications

Myanmar, South Korea, Singapore, France, Norway, Qatar  74 min.  16:9  5.1  Burmese

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

Festivals

2024

Busan International Film Festival (Korea) – NEW CURRENTS AWARD 

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (Hong Kong)

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festiva (Taiwan) – Windows on Asia 

World Film Festival of Bangkok (Thailand) - SPECIAL MENTION AWARD 

Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)

Jogja- Netpac Film Festival (Indonesia) – Main Competition - NETPAC AWARD & GEBER AWARD

Festival International du Film de Marrakech (Morocco) – International Competition 

 

2025

Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden) – International Competition

Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival (India) - International Competition - BEST FICTION FEATURE AWARD

Festival International des Cinemas d'Asie de Vesoul (France) - Competition Fiction 

Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina (Milano, Italy) - Feature Film Main Competition 

Habitat International Film Festival (New Delhi, India) 

Qumra Screenings in Doha Film Institute (Doha, Qatar)

Asian Film Festival (Rome, Italy) - Competition  - BEST ORIGINAL MOVIE (EX AEQUO) AWARD

Maia International Film Festival (Maia, Portugal) - Competition - GOLDEN EAR OF WHEAT 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo by Oh Young Jeong

 

 

A young Burmese woman, Mi-Thet, working in a garment factory to support her family confronts traumas from her past during a labor strike.

 

 

Planning to have a World Premier in 2024

 

 

Director                 The Maw Naing
Producer               The Maw Naing & Oh Young Jeong
Screenwriter         Oh Young Jeong

 


Production Company                          

   One Point Zero (Myanmar)

   PLUS POINT ONE (Korea)

 

Co-Producers                                        

   DUO Film (Norway)
   POTOCOL (Singapore)  

   Alpha Violet (France)
   Massala (France)

   

 

 

   Project history  

   2024. Qumra (Doha Film Institute) _ Qatar

   2024. Picture Locked

   2023. Post-production in France

   2022. Production in Myanmar

   2019. L'atelier of Cinefondation in Cannes Film Festival _ France

   2019. SEAFIC 3rd Edition _ Thailand

   2018. SAFF(Southeast Asian Film Financing Forum) Project Market _ Singapore 

              - AVA Award 

   2018. SØRFOND Pitching Forum _ Norway 

   2018. Open Doors Hub of Locarno International Film Festival _ Switzerland

              - Open Doors Grant (Visions Sud Est) 

              - Open Doors SØRFOND Award 

   2017. Myanmar script fund _ Myanmar

   2017. APM of Busan International Film Festival _ Korea

 

 

 With the support of

   Visions Sud Est _ Switzerland

   EZEF Grant _ Germany        

   Purin Pictures Grant _ Thailand

   SØRFOND Grant _ Norway

   Southeast Asia Co-production Grant (SFC) _ Singapore

   Feature Film Innovation Fund (New Aquitaine Region) _ France

   CNC (Aide aux Cinémas du Monde) Grants for post-production _ France

   DFI (Doha Film Institute) Grants for post-production _ Qatar

   HBF+Europe (Hubert Bals Fund) post-production support _Netherlands 

 

 

 

 

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