What Happened to the Wolf?

What Happened to the Wolf?
Film Poster
Directed byNa Gyi
Screenplay byNa Gyi
Produced byMay Sandi Tin Oo
Starring
CinematographyNa Gyi
Edited byNyan Wint
Music byMyint Than Htun
Production
companies
Fatty Gangster Production
Thudra Film Production
Release date
  • September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16) (Germany)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryMyanmar
LanguageBurmese

What Happened to the Wolf? is a 2021 Burmese drama film, written and directed by Na Gyi, starring Eaindra Kyaw Zin and Paing Phyo Thu.[1][2] The film was produced by May Sandi Tin Oo, edited by Nyan Wint and background music composed by Myint Than Htun.

The filmmakers of What Happened to the Wolf? faced persecution after the 2021 Myanmar coup ďétat due to the participation in anti-coup movements.[3][4] The film was regarded as radical and brave in the context of its setting in Myanmar, where LGBTQ+ people frequently face legal persecution, imprisonment and state-sponsored violence.

The film was produced prior to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. The director Na Gyi and one of the main cast Paing Phyo Thu, who are married in real life, were forced to go into hiding afterwards[5] for their opposition to the coup. Eaindra Kyaw Zin, the film’s other main actor was arrested and imprisoned in February 2021 and released in early 2022.[6]

What Happened to the Wolf? held its world premiere at Oldenburg International Film Festival 2021[7] in Oldenburg, Germany.[8] The film was nominated for Best Film and Paing Phyo Thu was nominated for her performance. Eaindra Kyaw Zin won Seymour Cassel Award for Best Performance at Oldenburg International Film Festival for this film.[9]

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  2. ^ "What Happened to the Wolf? (2021) | Film, Trailer, Kritik". www.kino-zeit.de.
  3. ^ "Paing Phyo Thu". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. ^ "စစ်ကောင်စီကိုဆန့်ကျင်တဲ့ အနုပညာရှင်တွေကို ဆက်တိုက်အမှုဖွင့်နေ". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  5. ^ Sandi Sidhu and Helen Regan (18 February 2021). "Burmese actress goes into hiding as celebrities opposing Myanmar coup added to arrest list". CNN. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. ^ Roxborough, Scott (16 September 2021). "'What Happened to the Wolf?' Director Na Gyi on His Life in Hiding From the Myanmar Junta". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2021-08-27). "Cannes Winner 'Titane' Leads Oldenburg Film Festival Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  8. ^ "What Happened to the Wolf? (2021) | Film, Trailer, Kritik". www.kino-zeit.de. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  9. ^ "Jailed Myanmar Actress Wins Top Award at German Film Festival". The Irrawaddy. 20 September 2021.