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Maids

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Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride busses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost daughter, Roxane for a career in modeling. Quitéria is naive, a gull for thieves. Cida has a husband and also a lover. While each woman gets what she wishes for (more or less), it doesn't always make things better.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

25 January 2001

Country

Brazil

Cast

Graziella Moretto

Graziella Moretto

Roxane

Lena Roque

Lena Roque

Créo

Olivia Araújo

Olivia Araújo

Quitéria

Luis Miranda

Luis Miranda

Abreu

Robson Nunes

Robson Nunes

Jailto

Tiago Moraes

Tiago Moraes

Gilvan

Cláudia Missura

Cláudia Missura

Raimunda

Renata Melo

Renata Melo

Cida

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