A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Luciana Méndez, Yenifer Franco Pereira, Maia Antesana
Written by:
Martina Matzkin
Gabriela Uassouf
Directed by:
Martina Matzkin, Gabriela Uassouf
Release Date:
June 26, 2025
Original Title:
Cuidadoras
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
El Otro Film
Groncho
Production Countries:
Argentina | Chile
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 80
Three trans women work as caregivers in a Public Home for the Elderly in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their gender identity had, until now, confined them to prostitution and precarious jobs. For the older adults they care for, they are the first trans women they interact with. For trans caregivers, this is a first encounter with old age: in Argentina, life expectancy for them does not exceed forty years. At that age, Jenifer, Fabiana and Abigail have their first formal jobs.
Three transgender women start working as caregivers in a public nursing home for the elderly. The tenderness of the bond they forge with the residents leaves all prejudice behind.
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