In industrial Yangon, young factory worker San Kyi dreams of returning to her native village. Her relationship with co-worker Theint Theint Oo evolves from closeness to growing distance, revealing tensions between their expectations and life prospects. Amid exhausting labour, social repression, and economic uncertainty, both women seek escape and intimacy.
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Aung Phyoe Director · Thaiddhi Cinematographer Emily Swe Editor
First release July 9, 2026 · Produced in Myanmar (Burma), Czechia, France · Production Third Floor Film Production, R.U.R.
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D1 Film
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Third Floor Film Production
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R.U.R.
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Myanmar (Burma) · Czechia · France
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Original title
သစ်သီးခူး
Original language
Burmese
Spoken on screen
Burmese
Release dates
Czechia · July 9, 2026
Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Canada
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Czechia
July 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 2, 2026 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Philippines
November 13, 2026 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Taiwan
November 17, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
September 24, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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