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The Housemaid
Why this pick
Like Black Girl, this tightly framed domestic drama turns service work inside a wealthy household into an escalating study of power, humiliation, and resistance.
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MOVIE1966 0h 55m SEN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Moolaadé
Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The plot continually shifts back and forth between Diouana's present life in France where she works a domestic servant, and flashbacks of her previous life in Senegal.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mbissine Thérèse Diop
Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek
Madame
Nar Sene
Diouana's boyfriend