Domesticas (Maids)

Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride buses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost daughter, Roxane for a career in modeling. Quitéria is naive, a gull for thieves. Cida has a husband and also a lover. While each woman gets what she wishes for (more or less), it doesn't always make things better. As Roxane says, no child sets out to become a maid. But once there, are all other doors closed?

Cast:
Cláudia Missura (Raimunda)
Graziela Moretto (Roxane)
Lena Roque (Créo)
Olivia Araújo (Quitéria)

Director: Fernando Meirelles, Nando Olival
Writer: Cecília Homem de Mello, Fernando Meirelles
Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2001

Part of the 7th Brazilian Film Festival