The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
It’s Christmas season. Ten years have passed since Lina traveled to Chile to work as a domestic worker away from her son who lives with her grandmother in Peru. Manuel, a former employer, ask her to supervise the construction of a swimming pool for his daughter Clara in his new house. In this half-inhabited space, Lina spends the day taking care of Clara, while at night, she has furtive sexual encounters with strangers that confront her with her deep solitude.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- María Paz GonzálezDirector
- María Paz GonzálezScreenplay
- José Manuel GaticaOriginal Music Composer
- Cali FloresOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Magaly SolierLina
- Emilia OssandónClara
- Herode JosephMaurice
- Betty VillaltaBetty
- Exequiel AlvearExequiel
- James GonzálezJunior
- Cecilia CartasegnaAlicia
- Edgardo CastroJuan
- Javiera ContadorCarmen
- Sebastián BrahmManuel
- Alberto TenorioWalter
- Domitila CastilloLina's Mother