Synopsis

It’s Christmas season. Ten years have passed since Lina (40) traveled to Chile to work as a domestic worker away from her son who lives with her grandmother in Peru. Manuel (42), a former employer, ask her to supervise the construction of a swimming pool for his daughter Clara (10) in his new house. In this half-inhabited space, Lina spends the day taking care of Clara, while at night, she has furtive sexual encounters with strangers that confront her with her deep solitude.

Maria Paz González
Director
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María Paz González studied journalism at the University of Chile, and has specialized herself in audiovisual writing and filmmaking. Since 2004, she has worked in different production areas, including documentary research, management assistance, as camera operator, producer or screenwriter in films for cinema and television. She has also worked as a lecturer at the Arcis University Film School and the Arcos Institute in Chile.

Filmography

2012. Hija. (80′, full-length documental)

2014. Propaganda. (61′, full-length documental)

2007. Planeta Chile. Serie documental.

LIMA FROM LIMA

DIRECTED BY María Paz González
AÑO / DURACIÓN 2019 / 85'
CO-PRODUCED BY Quijote Films (Chile), Gema Films (Argentina), Carapulkra Films (Peru)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Giancarlo Nasi, Maite Alberdi y Gema Juárez Allen
SCRIPT María Paz González
SUPPORTED BY Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual para producción (Chile), Fondo Binacional de Coproducción Argentina/Chile 2017, Programa Ibermedia