FEATURE FILM · 2024

MA — CRY OF SILENCE

01 / 03

+SYNOPSIS

Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman who works in a garment factory, faces an urgent strike organized by her colleagues, which reminds her of her deep trauma. By learning about the recent history of her country, she decides to act.

+DETAILS

COUNTRIESMyanmar · South Korea · Singapore · France · Norway · Qatar
RUNNING TIME74 min
FORMAT16:9 · 5.1
LANGUAGEBurmese

+CREDITS

DIRECTED BYThe Maw Naing
WRITTEN BYOH Young Jeong
PRODUCED BYThe Maw Naing — One Point Zero
OH Young Jeong — Plus Point One
COPRODUCED BYJeremy Chua — Potocol
Charlotte Guénin — Massala
Marie Fuglestein Lægreid, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Linda Bolstad Strønen — DUO film
Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre — Alpha Violet Production
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYTin Win Naing
EDITORNicolas Bancilhon
SOUNDMathieu Farnarier
ART DIRECTORZaw Moe

+FESTIVALS & AWARDS

2024

Busan International Film Festival (South Korea) — NEW CURRENTS AWARD

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (Hong Kong)

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan) — Windows on Asia

World Film Festival of Bangkok (Thailand) — SPECIAL MENTION AWARD

Dharamshala International Film Festival (India)

Jogja-NETPAC Film Festival (Indonesia) — Main Competition — NETPAC AWARD & GEBER AWARD

Festival International du Film de Marrakech (Morocco) — International Competition

2025

Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden) — International Competition

Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival (India) — International Competition — BEST FICTION FEATURE AWARD

Festival International des Cinemas d'Asie de Vesoul (France) — Competition Fiction

Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina (Italy) — Feature Film Main Competition

Habitat International Film Festival (India)

Qumra Screenings in Doha Film Institute (Qatar)

Asian Film Festival (Italy) — Competition — BEST ORIGINAL MOVIE (EX AEQUO) AWARD

Maia International Film Festival (Portugal) — Competition — GOLDEN EAR OF WHEAT

Bishkek International Film Festival (Kyrgyzstan) — International Competition — GRAND PRIX (Best Film)

Stitches of Dissent (Germany)

New York Asian Film Festival Lincoln Center (USA)

New Zealand International Film Festival (New Zealand)

Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia) — Asia Pacific Section

Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival (Philippines) — Official Selection

Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)

Osaka Asian Film Festival (Japan)

Les inédits du cinéma du monde (France)

Asian FF Barcelona (Spain)

Festival des 5 continents (France)

Five Flavours Film Festival (Poland)

Exground ff (Germany) — Jury Award of the Amnesty International Wiesbaden Film Award

Festival International du Film d’Éducation (FIFE) (France)

Guwahati Asian Film Festival (India)

+POSTER