Maid (DVD)

After 23 years working as housemaid in an upper class Santiago, Chile household, Raquel (Catalina Saavedra) is as much a part of the Valdez family as the wife, husband, and kids she that lives with and looks after. On Raquel's 41st birthday Pilar Valdez (Claudia Celedon), her husband Mundo (Alejandro Goic) and their oldest son Lucas (Agustin Silva) force the sullen, withdrawn maid to emerge from her kitchen sanctum and join the whole family for a brief celebration. But Raquel's discomfort is as strong as her "family's" need to acknowledge their awkward dependence on her. When Raquel becomes unable to care for the house alone new help is hired and this throws her into a jealous frenzy. The seemingly happy home soon becomes the stage for Raquel's darkly comedic tricks as she drives away anyone who tries to take her place. This takes a toll on the children, some of whom she loves and others she distains. Trapped by guilt, matriarch Pilar refuses to fire Raquel even though it is clear thei