Lila Aviles is looking to make history as the first woman director to land the nomination for Mexico.
, a drama about a struggling maid working in a luxury hotel, as its entry for best international feature film at the 2020 Oscars.
Lila Aviles' feature-film debut bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival last year to mostly favorable reviews. Similar in some ways to Alfonso Cuaron'searlier this year for best international picture, both movies explore Mexico's social-class divide and its all-too-often invisible women's workforce.
The Hollywood Reporter review called the film "dramatically engaging" and praised the performance by lead actress Gabriela Cartol as "superbly played." The picture is based on a play by theater-turned-film director Aviles, which was partly inspired by Sophie Calle's book of photographs,The award-winning film, distributed by Cine Canibal in Mexico and Kino Lorber stateside, is currently playing in U.S. theaters.as its foreign film entry for Spain's annual Goya Awards.
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