Pedro Peirano

Raquel has worked as a housemaid for an upper-class Santiago, Chile, family for 23 years. On Raquel's 41st birthday, Pilar Valdez and family force the sullen, withdrawn maid to emerge from her kitchen sanctum and join the family for a celebration, but her discomfort is as strong as the family's need to acknowledge their awkward dependence on her. Raquel becomes unable to care for the house alone and new help is hired, which throws her into a jealous...

At work on a campy horror film, Gaspar is grieving from the death of his brother when he meets Alvaro, who coaxes him out of his shell. The complex absurdity of these two personalities takes center stage in this charming comedy about the mutual embrace of life and death. Official selection of the prestigious Global Lens Collection presented by the Global Film Initiative.