# Cactus Pears (2025)

> During a ten-day mourning stay in rural western India, a city-dwelling man discovers a fragile queer romance that challenges inherited expectations of marriage and masculinity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7314114

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Rohan Kanawade
- Cast: Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap, Dhananjay Jambar, Sandhya Pawase, Hemant Kadam, Vidhya Joshi, Ram Daund
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29310002/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: subdued, sensitive, wistful, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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