MA - Cry of Silence (Burmese: မ) is a 2024 Burmese film written by Young Jeong Oh and directed by The Maw Naing. It is produced by The Maw Naing and Young Jeong Oh under the production studios One Point Zero and Plus Point One. It is inspired by women's strikes that took place in 2012 in Myanmar.
MA - Cry of Silence was premiered at various film festivals, which include 29th Busan International Film Festival 2024, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2024 (Windows on Asia), World Film Festival of Bangkok 2024, Dharamshala International Film Festival 2024, 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024, Festival International du Film de Marrakech 2024, 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival 2025 and Göteborg Film Festival 2025.
Cast Su Lay as Mi-Thet Kyawt Kay Khiang as Nyein-Nyein Ko Nanda as Ko-Tun Nwe Nwe Soe as Ei-Lay Nay Htoo Aung Thidar Htet Htet Khine Tha Zin Ko
Production The film is co-produced by Jeremy Chua (Potocol), Charlotte Guénin (Massala), Marie Fuglestein Lægreid, Ingrid Lill Høgtun, Linda Bolstad Strønen (DUOfilm) and Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre (Alpha Violet Production).
Release MA - Cry of Silence was screened on 4 October 2024 at the 29th Busan International Film Festival. The film was premiered at the Dharamshala International Film Festival on 9 November 2024. It had its European Premiere at the Göteborg Film Festival on 31 January, 1 & 2 February 2025.
Reception The film was reviewed by Allan Hunter of Screen Daily, Clarence Tsui of The Film Verdict, Namrata Joshi of Cinema Express, and Panos Kotzathanasis of Asian Movie Pulse.
Accolades FestivalAwardResult exground 38 International Film Festival 2025 Jury Prix - Amnesty International Film Awards Wiesbaden Bishkek International Film Festival 2025 Grand Prix (Best film) 2nd Maia International Film Festival 2025 Gold Ear of Wheat – 1st Place 22nd Asian Film Festival 2025 Most Original Films 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival 2025 Best Fiction: International Competition World Film Festival of Bangkok 2024 Special Mention Best Film: Lotus Award Competition 29th Busan International Film Festival 2024 Best Film 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024 Geber Award NETPAC Award Golden Hanoman Award Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024 New Talent Award 61st Golden Horse Awards NETPAC Award Festival international du film de Marrakech 2024 Best Feature Film: Golden Star Göteborg Film Festival 2025 International Competition: Dragon Award Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema 2025 Best Feature Film: Golden Wheel African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival 2025 Windows on the World Feature Film Competition
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