THE MAID (La Nana)

After serving the Valdes family for 23 years, Raquel exists between being just a maid and being part of the family. Her issues with her employer´s eldest daughter leads to the hire of a younger new maid to help her out, but Raquel feels usurped and begins to sabotage the new employees. The film questions the class divisions in Latin American societies by exploring the place of Raquel in the Valdes family. Grand Jury and Special Jury Prizes, Sundance Film Festival, 2009; FIPRESCI Prize, Guadalajara Film Festival, 2009; Critics and Golden Catalina Award, Cartagena Film Festival, 2009. DIR Sebastián Silva, Chile, 2009, 110 min

About the Film Director: Sebastián Silva
Writer: Sebastián Silva, Pedro Peirano
Producer: Gregorio González (Executive producer) Issa Guerra, Edgar San Juan, Sebastián Sánchez (co-producers)
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Drama
Running time: 110 min

Plot: After serving the Valdes family for 23 years, Raquel exists between being just a maid and being part of the family. Her issues with her employer´s eldest daughter leads to the hire of a younger new maid to help her out, but Raquel feels usurped and begins to sabotage the new employees. The film questions the class divisions in Latin American societies by exploring the place of Raquel in the Valdes family

Main Cast: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Alejandro Goic, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Agustín Silva, Darok Orellana