In This Tricky Life

"A real business, so real that it still happens."

2001 1h 40m ES

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 17

Drama

Synopsis

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Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.

“A real business, so real that it still happens.”

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Cast

Mariana Santángelo
Elisa
Silvestre
Plácido el Cara
Josep Linuesa
Marcelo
Andrea Fantoni
Lulú
Rodrigo Speranza
Marcos
Agustín Abreu
Nicolás
Carlos Calero
El Conejo
Fermí Herrero
El Gigante

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Beatriz Flores Silva
Writers: János Kovácsi, Beatriz Flores Silva
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Spain, Uruguay

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Spain, Uruguay.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Beatriz Flores Silva, shot by Francisco Gózon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Hélène Dozo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Mariana Santángelo and Silvestre and Josep Linuesa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A real business, so real that it still happens.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0285066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Beatriz Flores Silva directs. Francisco Gózon behind the camera. Marie-Hélène Dozo cuts. Produced in Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Spain, Uruguay. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 5 countries: Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Spain, Uruguay.
3Directed by Beatriz Flores Silva, shot by Francisco Gózon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Marie-Hélène Dozo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mariana Santángelo and Silvestre and Josep Linuesa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A real business, so real that it still happens.".
7IMDB entry: tt0285066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.