'Overseas': Film Review | Locarno 2019

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Film review from Locarno 2019: 'Overseas'

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Well-balanced hybrid shines welcome light on the plight of ex-pat household servants.

The bulk of the film alternates between role-play enactments of typical scenarios and down-time when the women share their experiences, hopes and fears. Newcomers mingle and benefit from the advice of more seasoned "ex-abroad" workers: monetary specifics are exchanged, with wages ranging from the monthly salary of around $350 available in Oman to more than $550 in Hong Kong.

Most of the maids sign up for two-year stints during which they will have minimal or zero contact with their loved ones back home. "Rule number one," they are reminded, is their motivation "to help [their] family. It's all about sacrifice... What you earn abroad, you cannot make here."

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