Blood, sweat and tears mingle with the workers’ emotions at an iron foundry in Yangon
Synopsis
The fire burns for many hours a day under the huge roof of this foundry in South Dagon in Myanmar’s former capital of Yangon. Working in this heat to shape red-hot iron bars with barely any protection is not for the faint-hearted. Two of these workers are 43-year-old U Naing Win and 26-year-old Kyaw Gyi. As they toil away, they keep a tight lid on their private lives, but in conversation their feelings come flooding out.
Director's Biography
Yadanar Oo was born in Yangon in 1992. A computer arts graduate from the National University of Arts and Culture, Yangon and Forever Group, she went on to study business administration at the Yangon Institute of Economics and spent several years working in PR for media and marketing agencies. Having come to the realisation that her true passion is filmmaking, she decided to quit her steady job and apply for a place at Yangon Film School. In the Heat of Fire is her first film as a director.
Director's Filmography
2022
In the Heat of the Fire
Director
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