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Maids is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Fernando Meirelles released in USA on 25 january 2001 with Charles Paraventi
Maids (2001)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 january 2001
Length 1h25
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
OriginBresil
Themes Films based on plays
Rating70%
Maids (Portuguese: Domésticas) is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Nando Olival. It is based on the play of the same name by Renata Melo, and has received multiple awards and nominations.
^ ""Dométicas" consegue ser divertido". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. April 19, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 29. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
Synopsis
Dans le Brésil d'aujourd'hui, il existe un autre pays, invisible, celui des domestiques, des livreurs, des chauffeurs et des voleurs à la petite semaine. Que ce soit Cida, Roxanne, Quitéria ou Raimunda, toutes caressent un rêve: un mariage, un meilleur mari ou une carrière de mannequin. Et toutes partagent le même enfer: la condition de domestique. Domésticas n'est pas un film sur les employées de maison, mais une comédie nourrie de leurs propres histoires, autour de ces petites choses de la vie qui donnent de l'espoir. De nouvelles rencontres, la musique et la solidarité créent des moments de joie. Il existe un pays à l'intérieur du Brésil: l'univers invisible des domestiques. Si ce Brésil ignoré disparaissait, les Brésiliens se retrouveraient dans le chaos le plus total.Actors
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