Live-in maid (2004)

Original title

Cama adentro

Directed by

Jorge Gaggero

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina, Spain

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Buenos Aires before and during the 2001 economic crisis, a spoiled upper-middle-class woman and her longtime maid see their lives upended. The film follows how their relationship changes as the country's financial collapse forces both to adapt.

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What happens

Cama adentro (English: Live-in Maid) is a 2004 Argentine-Spanish political satire drama film written and directed by Jorge Gaggero. In Spain it is also known as Señora Beba. It was executive produced by Aqua Films' Verónica Cura. It stars Norma Aleandro, Norma Argentina and Marcos Mundstock. The story is set in Buenos Aires before and during Argentina's 2001 economic crisis, and depicts the transformation of Argentinian society through the lives and relationship of two very different women: Beba, a spoiled, temperamental member of the Argentina upper middle class (Aleandro), and her longtime maid, Dora (Argentina) both in their 50s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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