India, May 23 -- From the opening moments of Inheritance, the new film from Neil Burger, there's an immediate sense of connect with this unnamed twenty-something protagonist (played by Phoebe Dynevor) who has an aimless night, filled with booze and emotionless sex. The camera follows her through and through, as she coils up some deep melancholy the viewer is not aware of yet. We will come to know that she is Maya, who is mourning the death of her terminally ill mother after taking care of her for the last eight months, unable to see what lies ahead of her now.

Soon, Maya comes in touch with her estranged father Sam (Rhys Ifans), who offers her to join his real estate business which has its headquarters in Egypt. There's something about t...