''The Gemini'' ( my, မေထုံရာသီဖွား) is a 2016 Burmese

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directed by

Nyo Min Lwin Nyo Min Lwin ( my, ညိုမင်းလွင်; born 28 September 1979) is a Burmese film director, scriptwriter and former actor. He is best known for directing the first Myanmar LGBT film '' The Gemini'' (2016) and the first Myanmar sci- ...

, starring

Okkar Min Maung Okkar Min Maung ( my, ဥက္ကာမင်းမောင်; born Ye Htoo Win on 18 September 1985) is a Burmese actor, model, singer and male pageant winner who was crowned Mr. Tourism International 2016 in Manila, the Philippines. He ha ...

Nyein Chan Kyaw Nyein Chan Kyaw ( my, ငြိမ်းချမ်းကျော်; born 25 July 1982) is a Burmese actor and writer. He has starred in several Burmese films and direct-to-videos, and best known for his role in the 2016 Burmese drama film ...

and

Aye Myat Thu Aye Myat Thu ( my, အေးမြတ်သူ; born 14 September 1986) is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress and model, who has acted in videos, movies and television series throughout her career. She entered the entertainment indu ...

. The film follows a love story between two men who had faced difficulties in their life after one had been forced into an

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. The film was the first

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film in

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and openly railed against the Burmese homosexuality laws. The Gemini premiered at the Cinema Village in

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on 9 September 2016, and became the first Burmese film shown in

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Plot

The film begins with a scene of bed sheets pooling on the floor and two men swing their legs into view. The film cuts to a cold discussion between Thit Wai and his wife, Honey Pyo. Later, Honey Pyo is shattered when she learns that her husband's plane has crashed. Nay Thit approaches the young widow at the funeral claiming to be his college friend. Flashbacks reveal the romantic relationship between Thit Wai and Nay Thit, and Honey Pyo suspects her late husband is with Nay Thit which she decides to investigate.

Cast

as Thit Wai *

as Nay Thit *

as Honey Pyo

Release and international showing

The film was first shown on 9 June 2016 at the Cinema Village in New York and shown on Laemmle Theatre in

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on 23 September 2016. The film was screened in Myanmar on 2 Dec 2016.themoviegemini.com

References

External links

* * 2016 films 2010s Burmese-language films Films set in Myanmar Gay-related films Burmese LGBT-related films 2016 LGBT-related films {{Burma-film-stub

Plot

Cast

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