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Summary 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 his relationship.
Directed By: Rohan Kanawade
Written By: Rohan Kanawade
In Theaters Now
- 2025
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 52 m
- 2025
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 52 m
Cactus Pears
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Summary 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 his relationship.
Directed By: Rohan Kanawade
Written By: Rohan Kanawade
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews
85
100% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Nov 21, 2025
There are few gentler films you’ll find this year than Rohan Kanawade’s “Cactus Pears.” A touching queer romance whose subtle rhythms pull us into its tender embrace.
Nov 20, 2025
While the film centers on the comfort Anand finds with Balya and vice versa, it is also an elegantly reserved study of Anand’s grief, finding a rhythm in its scenes of ritual that allows us to ache alongside.
Aug 8, 2025
In less assured hands, Cactus Pears might have edged into trite territory, yielding to the familiar beats of trauma-laden queer love stories, but Kanawade’s considered direction and spare storytelling keep the narrative refreshing.
Nov 4, 2025
Cactus Pears is a subdued, sensitive study of bereavement and the quietly radical act of being queer in a rural, lower-class Indian community.
Nov 3, 2025
While it can be subjected to tedium, the engaging aura and captivating performances do more than enough to assemble a heartfelt analysis of love, bereavement, and finding one’s inner truth.
Nov 3, 2025
The film’s honesty, whether loquacious or laconic, sears even more in the absence of a score. Its observational ethos is remarkable given that it is quasi-autobiographical.
Nov 3, 2025
In essence, Cactus Pears is about taking the time to search for meaningful fulfillment, which means not holding your discoveries hostage to a future no one can predict.
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Production Company
- Lotus Visual Productions,
- Bridge PostWorks, Mumbai
- Dark Stories
- Lotus Visual Productions
- Moonweave Films
- Taran Tantra Telefilms
- Wondeful Entertainment
Release Date Nov 21, 2025
Duration 1 h 52 m
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Awards
San Francisco International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW London
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
