Take Care of Maya

Take Care of Maya

Directed by Henry Roosevelt

Produced by Story Syndicate, Wise Fool Films

2023103 min7.7 / 10

A harrowing true-crime documentary about a family torn apart by institutional failure and false accusations, driven by parental love and the fight against a broken system.

When Jack and Beata Kowalski are wrongfully accused of child abuse after their 10-year-old daughter Maya visits the ER, a nightmare unfolds.

Questions people ask

  • Is Take Care of Maya sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Take Care of Maya violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Take Care of Maya end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Take Care of Maya easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Take Care of Maya scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

93/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise92

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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