Female director Anahí Berneri and screenwriter Javier V. made a great film, both real and hopeful, about "Alanis"/ María, a sex worker with a child. The film has her onscreen most of the time, she's so natural one forgets it's a movie.
The sleazy ambience, duplicitous relative, treacherous tenant, disgusting client, dangerous client, violent rival immigrant sex workes, it seems almost nobody is even fair to Alanis. What I liked about the film 1) Sofia Gala's acting 2) photography 3) plot 4) catchy music 5) it shows the reality of "la puta calle" while at the same time offering us a glimpse of hope, some beauty behind the cheap everything. The scene of A. having fun with Dante at the concrete half circle, almost the only moment we see her smile.
Loved the ending.
Finding one's place may take ages. Some never really gets there. Alanis, even clumsily, finds a room with a view, or something like it.
IMDB reviewer Raven-1969 is right that the role of the state and law enforcers is more like thugs than people that could help or at least be of some use to vulnerable people like A. It's a game the film makes with us that whenever she is asked about the name "like the singer, right?" she doesn't answer. She doesn't care, her identity is elswhere. Sometimes while she looks at her eyes in the mirror of a client's dashboard vanity mirror for instance.
Sofia Castiglione is a force to be reckoned with, thanks to intelligent direction. I am looking forward to watch new work both by director and actress.
The sleazy ambience, duplicitous relative, treacherous tenant, disgusting client, dangerous client, violent rival immigrant sex workes, it seems almost nobody is even fair to Alanis. What I liked about the film 1) Sofia Gala's acting 2) photography 3) plot 4) catchy music 5) it shows the reality of "la puta calle" while at the same time offering us a glimpse of hope, some beauty behind the cheap everything. The scene of A. having fun with Dante at the concrete half circle, almost the only moment we see her smile.
Loved the ending.
Finding one's place may take ages. Some never really gets there. Alanis, even clumsily, finds a room with a view, or something like it.
IMDB reviewer Raven-1969 is right that the role of the state and law enforcers is more like thugs than people that could help or at least be of some use to vulnerable people like A. It's a game the film makes with us that whenever she is asked about the name "like the singer, right?" she doesn't answer. She doesn't care, her identity is elswhere. Sometimes while she looks at her eyes in the mirror of a client's dashboard vanity mirror for instance.
Sofia Castiglione is a force to be reckoned with, thanks to intelligent direction. I am looking forward to watch new work both by director and actress.