In This Tricky Life
A real business, so real that it still happens.
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.
Directed by Beatriz Flores Silva · Written by János Kovácsi
Where to Watch
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Cast
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Mariana Santángelo Elisa -
Silvestre Plácido el Cara -
Josep Linuesa Marcelo -
Andrea Fantoni Lulú - Rodrigo Speranza Marcos
- Agustín Abreu Nicolás
- Carlos Calero El Conejo
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Fermí Herrero El Gigante -
Augusto Mazzarelli Garcia - Graciela Gelos Teresa
- Graciela Escuder Doña Sera
- Ana Castillo La Gorda
Make it a double feature
2h 42m together
In This Tricky Life
Pepita the Holster
Both from Beatriz Flores Silva.
