Movie

Maja Stoneface

1996 · 85 min

A gentle, bittersweet childhood story about coping with family upheaval through imagination, with a warm and earnest tone.

Overview: While her mama is at the hospital to give birth, and her dad has gone off with a mistress, Maja has to survive by herself and her grandma, thanks to her Indian costume and her second Indian identity as Maja Stoneface.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, isolation, identity, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
identity
coming-of-age
immigration
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none