This is an exceptional film about the world's oldest profession. It is exceptional, not just as an insight into the emptiness of a whore's life but into the richness of a friendship entered into with kindness. The story is small scale with minor villains and fleeting loving. At no point is it salacious, and yet the film does not flinch from its subject matter.
The direction is sensitive and the performances of Candela Pena as Caye and Micaela Nevares as Zulema is understated and riveting. The most moving moments are ones when the humanity of those involved in this unfolding story comes to the fore. There is a lightness of touch that is refreshing and moments of real humour to lighten what could be very downbeat subject matter. There are also moments of philosophy in the script that are a delight and Fernando León de Aranoa as writer and director produces some memorable quotes (as with the title given to this review).
All in all this is a film that is well worth making an effort to find and to see.
The direction is sensitive and the performances of Candela Pena as Caye and Micaela Nevares as Zulema is understated and riveting. The most moving moments are ones when the humanity of those involved in this unfolding story comes to the fore. There is a lightness of touch that is refreshing and moments of real humour to lighten what could be very downbeat subject matter. There are also moments of philosophy in the script that are a delight and Fernando León de Aranoa as writer and director produces some memorable quotes (as with the title given to this review).
All in all this is a film that is well worth making an effort to find and to see.