I'm not sure I *enjoyed* it at the time, but it sure stuck with me and that continues. It's about a Portuguese immigrant to Scotland named Aurora who works at a distribution center; Amazon is not named specifically but it's that kinda vibe. She lives in a shared flat with other immigrants and is barely getting by, both financially and psychologically. It's kinda bleak and repetitive but I think that's the point... many people's lives are just day-in, day-out drudgery with occasional breaks to look at your phone
I don't want to give too much away (not that there's any huge plot twists), but it's like a modern kitchen sink drama sans the Richard Burton yelling... a small, quiet film, very elegantly put together and frighteningly accurate for the time we're living in today; 21st century social realism
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 31 July 2025 04:29 (one year ago)