Workforce (2020)

Original title

Mano de obra

Directed by

David Zonana

Genre

drama

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

B

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A construction worker dies on the job at a luxury house. His employer refuses to pay compensation to his widow. His brother decides to squat in the empty property as a form of revenge.

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What happens

Workforce (Spanish: Mano de obra) is a 2019 Mexican drama film directed by David Zonana. The film centres on Francisco (Luis Alberti), a construction worker who learns that his widowed sister-in-law Lupe (Yessica Galvez) will not receive any compensation after his brother dies while working on a luxurious house, and who takes revenge by squatting in the property. The cast also includes Hugo Mendoza, Jonathan Sánchez, Horacio Celestino, Francisco Díaz, Arturo Somilleda, Ramiro Resendiz, Rodrigo Mendoza, Juan González, Norma Pablo, Karina Salazar, Joanna Isunza Martínez, Daniela Bueno, Damián Mendoza, Gudelia Carrillo, Alexandra Rodríguez, Julieta Hernandez and Ángel Colín in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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