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Chica de fábrica

Chica de fábrica

2023Short⏱️ 16m
Short
7.9
IMDB Rating
92 votes

Inés works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where pregnancy tests are periodically administered. When she becomes pregnant, she is sure that her condition will get her fired. She does everything she can to keep it a secret

Director
Selma Cervantes
Writers
Selma Cervantes, Indra Villaseñor Amador
Stars
Yalitza Aparicio, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Juan Carlos Medellin
Release Date
January 19, 2023
Country
Mexico
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 13
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Yalitza Aparicio
Yalitza Aparicio
as Inés
Juan Pablo de Santiago
Juan Pablo de Santiago
as Paco
Juan Carlos Medellin
Juan Carlos Medellin
as Martín
👤
Amorita Rasgado
as Chayo
👤
Mariana Villegas
as Bety

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⭐ Featured Review

Raw depiction of social injustice and labor explotation
by hectorramirez-731122023-09-07
9/10

"I had the opportunity to watch this short at the International Short Film Festival of Mexico and I must say it was one of the best of the competition by far. Selma Cervantes nails it showing the awful conditions and labor explotation workers must face. Even though it's placed during the Covid pandemic, most of these situatios are currently happening on a daily basis (for example, making you sign a resignation letter the same day you are hired so they can fire you whenever they want) making you think how used we are toward these abusive practices. Yalitza Aparicio gives a wonderful perf..."

📖 Synopsis

Inés works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where pregnancy tests are periodically administered. When she becomes pregnant, she is sure that her condition will get her fired. She does everything she can to keep it a secret