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6.8/10   256 votes
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Writers:
Beatriz Flores Silva (writer)
János Kovácsi (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
7 April 2001 (Uruguay) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
Una historia real... tan real que aún sucede.
Plot:
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon... more | add synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Comedic drama addressing a serious issue more

Cast

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Mariana Santángelo ... Elisa
Silvestre ... Plácido el Cara

Josep Linuesa ... Marcelo
Andrea Fantoni ... Lulú
Rodrigo Speranza ... Marcos
Agustín Abreu ... Nicolás
Carlos Calero ... El Conejo
Fermí Herrero ... El Gigante
Augusto Mazzarelli ... Garcia
Graciela Gelos ... Teresa
Graciela Escuder ... Doña Sera
Ana Castillo ... La Gorda
Ileana López ... La Flaca
Hugo Blandamuro ... El Gordo
Alex Borucki ... Functionario del consulado (as Alex Borucky)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
In This Tricky Life (USA)
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Runtime:
Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Brazil:97 min | Spain:103 min
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | Argentina:16 | Spain:13

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Comedic drama addressing a serious issue, 13 November 2001
8/10
Author: A Verdade from São Paulo, Brazil

This Uruguayan film, one of the most popular films shown at the recent São Paulo Film Festival after breaking box office records at home, is a funny and intelligent film.

It addresses an important ongoing, unresolved pan-Latin American issue which, inexplicably, has not been depicted as it deserves to be, in either Spanish or Latin America cinema. That is, up to now.

Since the 1980s, unemployed, impoverished Latin American women have been lured to Spain, somewhat knowingly or unknowingly, to support their families at home through prostitution. However, once in Spain, these women´s passports and freedom are taken away. They become sex slaves, often with no way out, with no pay, and no one to turn to for help.

This film, mixes comedy, drama, social commentary, tragedy, and the sense of hope, all to great effect. If it plays at a film festival near you, as it may soon, I would definitely recommend this unusual, funny, and touching film.

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