Plaza de la Soledad
- Director: Maya Goded
- Producer: Mónica Lozano; Eamon O'Farrill
CGiii Comment
Once in a while, a film appears...a film that - quite literally - knocks you off your feet...this is one such film.
Suspend judgment, suspend opinion...and, watch...some elderly ladies-of-the-night go about their business. It's a startling, emotional rollercoaster ride...that doesn't let up, not for one second.
This is a seriously absorbing, mightily affecting film.
Beautifully photographed, skillfully composed...and, the causes for concern may (or, may not) break your heart. The abuse, the intimidation, the mental health issues and, the continuing circle of these extraordinarily led lives...it's a journey like no other.
Maya Goded has an incredible eye...of course, there's tragedy within these lives and the lives that follow...but, these stories are punctuated with humour...there are the sight gags (the cucumber will make you howl), there are the silly anecdotes (the policeman!)....but, be warned, their pain is tangible...despite the masks, the make-up and the wigs.
It all boils down to one thing...love...the desire, the need, the want...some people pay, some people charge...some people (the lucky ones) get it all for free.
Watch, don't judge...these lives led differently...for the common goal.
A truly astonishing film.
Trailer...
Plaza de la Soledad trailer from Witfilm on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
Photographer-turned-filmmaker Maya Goded invites us into the bedrooms of sex workers in La Merced, Mexico. A portrait of women ranging from 50-80 years old who still work the streets of the Plaza with vigor and zest, PLAZA DE LA SOLEDAD never shies from capturing their raw realities. As the women share their histories, fears and pain -- ingrained from years on the streets -- Goded shares with us the poignant intimacies among female companions who find comfort in the only job they know.