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In this highly decorated film festival favorite, Elisa dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, Elisa decides to move out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend finds her a job in the local brothel, and before she knows it she begins her downward spiral into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona, Spain. She joins the world of many illegal immigrants, she falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars and amidst it all she just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home. This film mixes comedy, drama, social commentary, tragedy, and the sense of hope, all to great effect.
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