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A luminous comedy about the complicated (and often ubiquitous) bonds between mothers and daughters.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Screening:<\/strong><strong> Wednesday 11\/06 \u2013 22 h<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/mostrafire.com\/en\/film\/cactus-pears\/\"><strong><em>Cactus Pears<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Anand has to spend ten days mourning the death of his father in a harsh rural area of western India. He feels overwhelmed by his sexual orientation, as revealing it to the whole family could distance his mother from her relatives when she needs them most. 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