Maids (film)

Maids (Portuguese: Domésticas) is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Nando Olival.

It is based on the play of the same name by Renata Melo, and has received multiple awards and nominations.

O Estado de S. Paulo praised the film as it differentiates itself from the original play and thus its humor does not rely on offending domestic workers.

The reviewer also commended that rather than take a sociological approach, the film is aimed at the general public.

[1] Variety praised its cinematography as well as the cast, and further called it a "bright Brazilian comedy" that has "a wit and naturalness that Ken Loach's Bread and Roses might envy.