Maria, a 7-year-old girl, is left home alone while her mother goes out to shop for dinner. Her time alone extends into the evening. When someone knocks on the door, Maria is unsure whether it is her mother or not.
Gutsycurene
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Bea Swanson
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
