Maya & Samar: Director of the new lesbian romance slams “shocking” NC-17 rating
The director of the upcoming lesbian romance Maya & Samar has pushed back against the film’s NC-17 rating. On 4 November, the film – which stars Nicolette Pearse and Amanda Babaei Vieira, made its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Written by Tamara Faith Berger, Maya & Samar explores the “explosive” love affair between the titular characters following a spark-filled, fateful encounter. Maya is “a rising journalist covering sex and pop culture at a hip indie website”, and Samar is “a queer Afghan woman living in Greece after a harrowing…
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