“The most beautiful revelation of the Giornate (Venice).” CAHIERS DU CINÉMA

“Economical, elliptical and altogether haunting...a film that knows what it’s doing – and surprises us at those moments when it reveals its larger design.” SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

“Best new discovery (of Venice): The Maiden by Canadian director Graham Foy, which starts out as a laid-back slacker study but takes a left turn to somewhere eerily dreamlike.” THE GUARDIAN

“A mysterious and melancholics study of teenagers in the wake of tragedy.” VARIETY

“An intensely atmospheric meditation on friendship, grief, and both the pains and wonder of being an outsider, The Maiden is a haunting work that lingers.” THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“A potentially major directorial voice — one that manages to articulate and amplify.” TORONTO STAR

“Goes much further than we imagine...This first film is a promising and moving success.” LE POLYESTER

“Striking poignance...Foy asks us to slip into the thought processes of a teenager where time is flexible and can easily fold in on itself...the strongest feeling is one of longing for connection, not just to another human but to the natural landscape, the textures of which are captured beautifullY.” EYE FOR FILM

“Foy’s vision is a formalist one, and he shows a confident hand in making his debut... The Maiden has its own rhythm and visual language, in which light and darkness, sound and silence dictate mood. Foy has created a beautiful, at times haunting, tale of friendship and grief...” ICS - INTERNATIONAL CINEPHILE SOCIETY