Maya Dardel

Mar 12, 2017

1h 44m

★ 6.9

Overview

An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compete for the position and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, and erotically.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Maya

Lena Olin

Ansel

Nathan Keyes

Paul

Alexander Koch

Moses

Chris Voss

Kevin

Jordan Gavaris

Leonora

Rosanna Arquette

Applicant #5

Ryan Masson

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