The Palace

2013 | Color | 36:16

This documentary follows the everyday life of 17 women who live together for emotional and financial reasons in a large house. They help to train each other in various jobs, with most becoming nannies, domestic workers, or private nurses for elderly patients.

Country: México, Canadá
Direction: Pereda; Nicolás
Script: Pereda; Nicolás
Production: Gómez Velásquez; Sandra, Cruz; Maximiliano, Pereda; Nicolás
Photography: Gómez; Pedro
Sound: Enríquez; José Miguel
Participation year at FICM: 2014

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