Maya

Set in rural India, Maya shares "the timeless, surreal, free-associating and somber spirit of the finest coming-of-age movies, such as Francois Truffaut's 400 Blows and Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse," notes the Vancouver Sun. Told from the nuanced point of view of the title character, Maya explores the complexity of a devastating "coming of age" ritual and the despair it creates in those who suffer the experience. (108 mins.)