STRAW

Straw (2025) zeroes in on a single mother whose intractable misfortunes on a single, calamitous day precipitate an act of desperate defiance. Directorial restraint and a muted color palette heighten the suffocating atmosphere of systemic adversity, as the protagonist's resilience fractures under the relentless pressure of mundane hardships. The film's unflinching gaze captures the tipping point where despair transmutes into radical action, offering a raw, unvarnished portrait of societal strain and individual breaking points.