Ave Maryam(HKAFF 2018)

Sister Maryam spends her days taking care of the residents in a home for elderly nuns. One day, the arrival of a handsome priest awakens a feeling inside that she had put aside long ago. It begins with quick glances on the sly, but when quiet flirtations turn into secret dates, Maryam finds herself forced to make a choice between staying true to her vow or abandoning everything for the pursuit of personal happiness. Told with exquisite images and heartrending emotions, director Ertanto Robby Soediskam’s first feature is a tender and delicate tale of dormant desires and forbidden love evocative of the films of Wong Kar-wai.