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ThefrontdoorsoftheexpensivehousesandapartmentsinPanama,wherefamiliesandtheirdomesticstaffsometimeslivetogetherformanyyears,hideaworldofignoranceandprejudice.MaidsandBossesusessmoothlyeditedatmosphericshotsandinterviewsaccompaniedbymusictocreateapictureofthecomplexrelationshipsbetweenemployersandtheirstaff.Avarietyofwomenandgirlsexplainhowasyounggirlstheysaidfarewelltotheirrurallives(andsometimestheirownchildren)toworkfarawayfromtheirnativeregionasanannyordomestic.Theytalkofthelonghours,difficultwork,loworunpaidsalaries,unjustifiedaccusations,andevenabuse.Inturn,theemployerscomplainabouttheiremployees'unreliabilityorlackofskill.Nevertheless,thewomensometimeslivewithasinglefamilyintheirhomeformanyyears.Thisinevitablyleadstoclosepersonalties,andthereissometimesasenseoffondness,buttheyseldombridgethechasmbetweenthesocialclasses:afactmadeexplicitbythesceneinwhichahousemaideatsinthekitchen,whileherelderlymistresseatsatthediningtableintheforeground