Fortaleza Hotel

The hardships of everyday life represented by the bankrupt widow of a foreigner and the cleaning lady with her daughter involved in drug trafficking, so realistic, cold and sad, just like the dark, threshold photography and the sound effects between barking, traffic and the melancholic soundtrack to highlight the dark reality, a masterful, meticulous production, expendable performances, the whole ensemble exuding talent... "In fact, the women in the film are two true fortresses"

Pilar, a young hotel maid, has her path crossed by Shin, a middle-aged South Korean guest. Their plans go awry and, despite everything that separates them, they end up getting closer and establishing a relationship of solidarity.

Good drama about two very different women (and their relationship development) facing, for quite different reasons, problems with money, death, violence. The end is a little confusing and there is a lack of important events to lead to that end, but the movie is mostly very consistent, moving, well developped and tecnically well done (direction, acting, cinematography...).