MA - Cry of Silence(HKAFF2024)
Set amidst the ongoing Myanmar Civil War, this urgent drama depicts a young woman whose sudden hardships spur her intellectual and political growth. After losing her parents to wartime chaos, 18-year-old Mi-Thet takes a job in a garment factory to earn a living for her young siblings. Reluctant to join a brewing labor strike, Mi-Thet enters the fray once she realizes that she and her sisters-in-arms must take action to ensure their rights as women. As in his acclaimed debut feature The Monk, director The Maw Naing weaves a strong narrative and characters with modern culture and politics to startling and powerful effect.
Busan International Film Festival
Director
The Maw Naing
Cast
Su Lay, Kyawt Kay Khiang, Nay Htoo Aung, Ko Nanda
Release Date
08-11-2024
Language
Burmese
Run Time
74 minutes
