Cactus Pears
| Cactus Pears | |
|---|---|
| Marathi | Sabar Bonda |
| Directed by | Rohan Parashuram Kanawade |
| Written by | Rohan Parashuram Kanawade |
| Produced by | Naren Chandavarkar Neeraj Churi Rohan Parashuram Kanawade Mohamed Khaki Sidharth Meer Kaushik Ray Hareesh Reddypalli |
| Starring | Bhushaan Manoj Suraaj Suman |
| Cinematography | Vikas Urs |
| Edited by | Anadi Athaley |
Production companies | Lotus Visual Productions Dark Stories Moonweave Films Taran Tantra Telefilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | India Canada United Kingdom |
| Language | Marathi |
Cactus Pears (Marathi: Sabar Bonda) is a 2025 romantic drama film, written and directed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade in his feature directorial debut.[1] A co-production between India, Canada and the United Kingdom, the film centres on Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a man from the city who returns to his hometown following a death in the family, and reconnects romantically with his childhood friend Balya (Suraaj Suman).[2]
The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival,[3] the only Indian film in competition and the first Marathi language film ever to premiere at the festival.[2] [4]
Cast
[edit]- Bhushaan Manoj as Anand
- Suraaj Suman as Balya
- Jayshri Jagtap as Suman
Release
[edit]Cactus Pears had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2025 in World Cinema Dramatic Competition.[5][6] It is also slated to screen at the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival.[7]
Reception
[edit]Wendy Ide of Screen Daily reviewed, "Cactus Pears is a subdued, sensitive study of bereavement and the quietly radical act of being queer in a rural, lower-class Indian community."[8] IndieWire's Ritesh Mehra wrote that the film "is commendable in how it demonstrates the unique silent pains borne by many queer men who, despite their male privilege, have to fight to remain unattached (same sex marriage is illegal in India), to not be infantilized, and to realize relationships longer lasting than quick clandestine sex."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)' marks India's sole representation at Sundance Film Festival 2025". Lokmat, December 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "‘Sabar Bonda’ makes history as first Marathi film at Sundance 2025". The Statesman, December 12, 2024.
- ^ David Katz, "Sundance to host a well-stocked line-up of European productions". Cineuropa, December 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears): First Marathi Film at Sundance Captures Queer Love in Rural India with Grace and Power". Bru Times News.
- ^ "World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)". Sundance Film Festival. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Parashuram Kanawade, Rohan (12 December 2024). "Cactus Pears". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Zac Ntim, "Göteborg Film Festival: Laura Carreira’s ‘On Falling’ Among Titles Set For Ingmar Bergman Competition". Deadline Hollywood, December 27, 2024.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (27 January 2025). "Cactus Pears: Sundance Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Mehta, Ritesh (27 January 2025). "Sabar Bonda Review: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's Sweetly Poignant Debut". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Cactus Pears at IMDb
- 2025 films
- 2025 drama films
- 2025 LGBTQ-related films
- Indian drama films
- Indian LGBTQ-related films
- British drama films
- British LGBTQ-related films
- Canadian drama films
- Canadian LGBTQ-related films
- 2020s British films
- 2020s Canadian films
- 2020s Indian films
- LGBTQ-related drama films
- 2020s Marathi-language films
- Marathi-language drama films