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Seducing Maarya (1999)

A recently widowed Indo-Montreal restaurateur finds Maarya, the “perfect” girl for his Canadian born son. After a hastily arranged marriage, he discovers that the home fire is not burning as it should, so he decides to teach his son the traditional art of “seducing” and falling in love with your wife. Little does he know, his son is gay. Instead of his son winning Maarya’s heart, the widower winds up falling head over heels in love with her. Before long, he meets Maarya’s violent brother, coming all the way from India, a family secret is revealed. Who is Maarya? Is she that “perfect” girl?...When Maarya announces her pregnancy, the entire family is thrown into chaos. Treated with equal measure of tragedy and comedy, religious, cultural and sexual taboos explode in this tale of old world values vs. new world sensibilities. Winner of the “Best Director” at the Newport Beach International Film Festival, this contemporary story of love and passion promises to give a new meaning to the word “family”.