Margarita

Margarita

2012 · 90 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Comedy

Behind the facade of a beautiful urban home, a combination of complacency and bad investments has left power couple Ben and Gail disconnected, resentful and just about broke. When the cash-strapped yuppies fire their teen-aged daughter's lesbian Mexican nanny, Margarita, they set off a chain of events that lead to her deportation.

Directed by Dominique Cardona · Written by Laurie Colbert

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