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The Maid

The Maid

She's almost part of the family.

20096.71h 37m

Overview

Raquel has been the live-in housekeeper for a kind, reasonably wealthy family for half her life, and the joyless repetition of the job has begun to take its toll. Increasingly dependent on painkillers, Raquel resorts to pranks and childish avoidance to antagonize the family’s college-age daughter and a procession of new servants, all in the hopes of protecting her precarious power within the home. Her antics successfully push everyone away, until new maid Lucy actually pushes back.

Directed by Sebastián Silva
Written by Pedro Peirano, Sebastián Silva
Produced by Edgar San Juan, Gregorio González, Issa Guerra
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Top Cast

Catalina Saavedra

Catalina Saavedra

Raquel

Claudia Celedón

Claudia Celedón

Pilar

Andrea García-Huidobro

Andrea García-Huidobro

Camila

Mariana Loyola

Mariana Loyola

Lucy

Alejandro Goic

Alejandro Goic

Mundo

Delfina Guzmán

Delfina Guzmán

Grandma

Anita Reeves

Anita Reeves

Sonia

Luis Dubó

Luis Dubó

Eric

Agustín Silva

Agustín Silva

Lucas

J

Juan Pablo Larenas

Rodrigo

Themes & Keywords

servantdark comedyemployeechiledomestic lifemaid

About The Maid

The Maid is a drama, comedy film released in 2009 exploring themes of servant, dark comedy, employee, chile, domestic life, maid. Directed by Sebastián Silva, it stars Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Andrea García-Huidobro. Raquel has been the live-in housekeeper for a kind, reasonably wealthy family for half her life, and the joyless repetition of the job has begun to take its toll. Increasingly dependent on painkillers, Raquel resorts to pranks and childish avoidance to antagonize the family’s college-age daughter and a procession of new servants, all in the hopes of protecting her precarious power within the home. Her antics successfully push everyone away, until new maid Lucy actually pushes back.

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