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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 5:54 am
Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda) begins and ends with an embrace. In the first, Anand (Bhushaan Manoj) cups his own face as he nods off in a sparsely-populated hospital waiting room as he awaits news of his father's fate. In the last, he is held by a lover on the floor of his claustrophobic Mumbai apartment. In Rohan Kanawade's quietly stirring romance in the face of grief, we watch as this young man travels from self-reliance to open vulnerability. Both defiant postures, both borne out of a need for survival, only the latter of which suggests a hopeful route towards prosperity.
Source: https://screenrant.com/cactus-pears-movie-review/