‘Maya and Samar’ Director Blasts ‘Shocking’ NC-17 Rating: Queer Romantic Drama Celebrates ‘Joy,’ ‘Sacredness’ of Love Between Women (EXCLUSIVE)

Director Anita Doron blasted the “shocking” decision by the MPAA to slap an NC-17 rating on “Maya and Samar,” an Athens-set romantic drama about the torrid affair between a Canadian journalist and a queer Afghan woman that has its world premiere Nov. 4 at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. “The fact that we got an NC-17 […]