Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)

Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of a relationship born under duress. In his artful and sensual feature debut, Kanawade creates a wholly original portrait of queer life among the rural and lower castes of India while depicting both Anand’s longing and his bereavement with warm-heartedness and sincerity.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize–World Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival

In Marathi with English subtitles

…a delightfully sweet love story rendered with the heat of the heart…

– RogerEbert.com