The Maiden

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The Maiden

2022

1h 57m

Drama

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15 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A perfect summer day ends in tragedy, weaving a cosmic connection between three suburban teenagers. Best friends Colton and Kyle float the river, trade dreams, and spray-paint in the local ravine. Like the boys, Whitney explores the ravine, seeking solace by writing and drawing in her diary. But when her best friend abandons her, Whitney disappears. The kids' lives swirl with natural wonder and beauty, but darkness and death loom not far behind. The discovery of Whitney's diary transports us to a mirror world. A magical ravine. A paranormal encounter. The return of a dead black cat. Is this a dream? The afterlife? Once deeply connected, are we ever really alone?

Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

May 5, 2023

An intensely atmospheric meditation on friendship, grief and the pains and wonders of being an adolescent outsider, The Maiden is a haunting work that announces the arrival of a startling new talent.

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Gregory Nussen

Slant Magazine

Mar 21, 2023

3/4

The Maiden is concerned with more intimate, smaller moments in time within the larger continuum of people’s lives.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

Nov 10, 2022

If not everything works, “The Maiden” still has style and sensitivity to spare, and it’s rare to come across a first film that is so invested in reimagining such well-trafficked territory from the inside out.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Nov 2, 2025

B-

It's not a stunning sit of powerful artfulness, but there are elements of adolescent pain that are strikingly universal, and cinematography by Kelly Jeffrey is exceptional, capturing the world of these teens and the intimacy of their feelings.

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

Jul 31, 2023

Told largely through dreamy images evoking memory, The Maiden is a rare coming-of-age tale about sensitive teenage boys coping with their emotions as much as they try to hide them. Hugely evocative of a very specific place, the suburbs of Calgary...

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Rachel Ho

Exclaim!

May 18, 2023

7/10

A dream-like rumination on youth, loss and friendship that is familiar and singular at the same time.

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Les N

@Vegas628 Oct 28, 2025

Yeah, right. Apparently this movie has good reviews?

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A perfect summer day ends in tragedy, weaving a cosmic connection between three suburban teenagers. Best friends Colton and Kyle float the river, trade dreams, and spray-paint in the local ravine. Like the boys, Whitney explores the ravine, seeking solace by writing and drawing in her diary. But when her best friend abandons her, Whitney disappears. The kids' lives swirl with natural wonder and beauty, but darkness and death loom not far behind. The discovery of Whitney's diary transports us to a mirror world. A magical ravine. A paranormal encounter. The return of a dead black cat. Is this a dream? The afterlife? Once deeply connected, are we ever really alone?

Director: Graham Foy
Producer: Daniel Montgomery, Daiva Zalnieriunas
Screenwriter: Graham Foy
Production Co: Medium Density Fibreboard Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 57m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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