The powerful bond between two female factory workers, and the complex desire it ignites, form the starting point of Myanmar director Aung Phyoe’s feature film debut “Fruit Gathering,” which is bein…
The powerful bond between two female factory workers, and the complex desire it ignites, form the starting point of Myanmar director Aung Phyoe’s feature film debut “Fruit Gathering,” which is being presented as part of Locarno’sSet in working-class Yangon, the film tells the story of a young woman, San, who feels inexplicably drawn to her outspoken and confident co-worker, Theint.
Born and raised in Myanmar, Phyoe moved to Singapore to pursue his schooling at the age of 15. When he returned to his home country as a young adult, he found himself exploring the capital as if he were seeing it for the first time. Riding the commuter rail one day, he noticed a solitary young woman crossing the tracks toward a nearby housing complex and was struck by the sadness on her face.
As the seeds of a story took hold, the director tapped into his memories of life as an only child, recalling the loneliness and alienation he felt, as well as the deep attachments he forged with others. “I want to tell this story of someone who is naïve, and who is quite optimistic, and quite hopeful and full of dreams,” he said. “And suddenly when she faces this reality of life, she transforms into someone else.
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