Maya is a 39-year-old woman who has settled into a routine life of solitude and introspection. She spends her days working at a small publishing house, coming home to her apartment where she reads and watches movies, and occasionally visits her octogenarian mother who lives in a nearby nursing home.
One day, Maya meets a young and charismatic man named Elmo at a bookstore, and their attraction is immediate. Despite their considerable age difference, Maya and Elmo embark on a steamy affair that invigorates Maya's life. She spends her time exploring new restaurants, clubs and experiences that she never knew existed. But as their relationship intensifies, disagreements arise and Maya finds herself questioning whether her life is really better with Elmo in it.
Maya and Her Lover is a provocative and introspective film about the nature of attraction, the challenges of generational differences, and the complexities of human relationships. The movie explores the themes of love, age, power, gender, and societal norms in a thought-provoking and revealing way.