{
  "id": 1724413,
  "title": "Lesbian Romance ‘Maya & Samar’, Whose NC-17 Rating Drew Heat, Gets U.S. Distribution Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/lesbian-romance-maya-samar-whose-nc-17-rating-drew-heat-gets-u-s",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:17:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/lesbian-romance-maya-samar-getting-us-release-quiver-1237044132/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Robert Lantos-produced lesbian romance Maya & Samar, whose NC-17 rating generated some heat late last year, has secured U.S. distribution with Quiver. The film tells the story of a brief yet torrid love affair between a Canadian journalist and a queer Afghan refugee whose lives intersect over the course of several days in Athens. […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}