World Premiere in Berlin: "Third Floor on the Left"

This film will have its world premiere at an event sponsored by the German Solidarity with Myanmar Democracy, as described in a recent post.

Young filmmaker Zwal and his pregnant wife Khin Hnin recently moved into a new apartment. Zwal has just finished his latest filmproject and needs money. Lots of money, urgently! So the two are planning a housewarming party for the next evening with a private screening of his film to talk to a handful of producers and co-workers about distribution. Suddenly an opportunity arises to get rid off all debts and start a new movie, when he saw a man finding diamonds in a hiding place. Zwal killed the man und looted the gems. The next day, he sells some of the diamonds and the couple start preparing their party. In the evening the guests appear but among work-friends and producers, a stranger also shows up, insisting on seeing his film. Shortly after the film screening, heated discussions ensue and one after the other leaves the apartment – except for one. The stranger stays and the night becomes full of tension, harrowing and grievously life-threatening for the filmmaker and his wife.

Kaung Sint is a Burmese editor, actor and director, known for „Across“ (2015), „A Thousand Years of Love“ (2018) and „Rash“ (2019). He stages his feature length debut „Third Floor On The Left“ in black and white images as a chamber play, sets in just one apartment.