Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy (2022)
Things could be better for 8-year-old Hung, who is grieving the loss of his mother who died a year ago. His relationship with his father is strained, his best friend is moving away, and to top it all off, a greedy landlord is bullying his father to force them out of their apartment. He finds solace by watching the night sky from the roof of his apartment building. One night, he witnesses a meteor shower and an errant falling star that lands in the nearby countryside. He investigates, but instead of finding a fallen star, he meets a new friend, and he decides to do everything he can to help her.
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Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.