Lina from Lima
2022 · 83 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Drama
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.
Directed by María Paz González · Written by María Paz González
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Magaly Solier Lina - E Emilia Ossandón Clara
- H Herode Joseph Maurice
- B Betty Villalta Betty
- E Exequiel Alvear Exequiel
- J James González Junior
- C Cecilia Cartasegna Alicia
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Edgardo Castro Juan -
Javiera Contador Carmen -
Sebastián Brahm Manuel - A Alberto Tenorio Walter
- D Domitila Castillo Lina's Mother
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