The Maid (2009)

A drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.

Director:

Sebastián Silva

Writers:

Sebastián Silva (story), Sebastián Silva

Stars:

Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Mariana Loyola

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 34 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catalina Saavedra	...	Raquel
Claudia Celedón	...	Pilar
Mariana Loyola	...	Lucy
Andrea García-Huidobro	...	Camila
Alejandro Goic	...	Mundo
Agustín Silva	...	Lucas
Anita Reeves	...	Sonia
Mercedes Villanueva	...	Mercedes
Delfina Guzmán	...	Abuela
Andreína Olivarí	...	Javiera
Juan Pablo Larenas	...	Rodrigo
Luis Dubó	...	Eric
Luis Wigdorsky	...	Papá de Lucy
Gloria Canales	...	Mamá de Lucy
Sebastián La Rivera	...	Gabriel

Storyline

The story of how a maid called Raquel, who has worked for over 20 years in one affluent Chilean household, rediscovers herself. La Nana is a microcosm of Latin social hierarchy while also focusing on one woman's journey to free herself from a mental servitude of her own making

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Plot Keywords:

male full frontal nudity | male pubic hair | maid | chilean | upper middle class | 

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Taglines:

She's more or less family.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in CQC Chile: Episode dated 16 August 2009 (2009)

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Soundtracks

Ayayayay
Written and performed by Pedro Piedra

User Reviews

Interesting Portrayal

This was one of the movies we saw at Sundance 2009. We found it to be an interesting portrayal of the relationship between a live-in maid and "her" family. The family portrayed was from Chile, and reflected the writer/director's actual family.

The maid shown in this film truly runs the household and has a strange power over the family. She knows what happens to everyone and how to sabotage them if need be. She has a love/hate relationship with most members of the family, some of it closer to hate more often than not. She also will not allow another maid to share "her" household, until she meets a certain someone. Since this is a realistic portrayal of Chilean family life, we found it fascinating to watch. Good job to all of the actors!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Chile]

Country:

Chile Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 March 2011 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

The Maid

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Box Office

Budget:

$430,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,036, 18 October 2009

Gross USA:

$576,608

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,705,609

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forastero, Diroriro, Film Tank

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 115 min (European Film Market) 115 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (HDCAM)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1