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Mataharis is a film of genre Drama directed by Icíar Bollaín released in USA on 7 august 2008 with Najwa Nimri

Mataharis (2007)

Mataharis
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Released in USA 7 august 2008
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Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating65% 3.2871053.2871053.2871053.2871053.287105

Mataharis is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín. It stars Najwa Nimri, Tristán Ulloa, María Vázquez and Nuria González. The plot follows the lives of three female detectives who investigate the secrets of others, but end up uncovering their own families' lies and truths they would prefer to ignore.

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Inés, Eva and Carmen, three women of different generations, work as private detectives for an investigation agency run by Valbuena, their male chauvinist boss. Inés, the youngest and more ambitious of the three is assigned to work undercover as a factory employee to spy on the activities of its union leaders. However, her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional and ethical decision. Initially she wants to get higher up in the agency with this, the agency’s most important case. However, in the process, she empathises with the cause of Manuel, one of the key members she is investigating, as he is defending the workers' rights against the company, and develops feelings towards him. Her ethics and feelings, mixed with the fear of losing her job and career, turn her life into a turmoil.

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