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.
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Nando Olival
Screenplay: Cecília Homem de Mello, Nando Olival, Renata Melo, Fernando Meirelles
Producer: Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Director of Photography: Lauro Escorel
Roxane
Créo
Quitéria
Abreu
Jailto
Gilvan
Raimunda
Cida