Cactus Pears + Recorded Director Q&A

RIVERSIDE PRIDE Film Season July 2026: enjoy 15% off adult and concessions ticket price offer if you buy more than one ticket to the season in the same order!

LOVE ME TENDER (SPECIAL PREVIEW) - From 3 July

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (RE-RELEASE ) - From 3 July

THE BIRDCAGE (30TH ANNIVERSARY) - From 4 July

CACTUS PEARS - From 10 July

We are delighted that director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade has recorded a Q&A for us, which you can see after the end credits finish.

WINNER: WORLD CINEMA GRAND JURY PRIZE - SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

"A tender queer Indian drama born of grief" - Variety

Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father’s death.

While navigating the pressures of family expectations and marriage, he reconnects with Balya (Suraaj Suman), a childhood friend facing similar struggles.

Over the course of the mourning period, their bond deepens into a tender and intimate relationship, creating a quiet exploration of grief, identity and queer love within a traditional rural community.