When Rosa is expected to hand her boss the suntan lotion on a deer hunt, this feels like a sign. Don Reynaldo’s ranch is about to celebrate its farm anniversary, but this passionate hunter’s image is built on a lie. And so, here in the countryside, where men are men, employees are grateful subjects and women diligently and docilely hold it all together, cracks begin to appear in the social life of this microcosm. Ordered around day in and day out, unnoticed by those in her class-conscious surroundings, the menial Rosa gradually becomes an agent of change. While Don Reynaldo’s extended family contorts itself in a bid to save the old order, men begin to arrive at the farm in pickup trucks. Their appearance at the feast and a threat are enough to make the ageing patriarch fear for his life and his family – and force him to act. All that passes is observed by the animals who, either as trophies on the wall or as livestock out to pasture, seem to sense the end of an old hegemony. With a keen sense of how to deploy omens that herald change, Alejandra Márquez Abella portrays an epochal shift in rural Mexico – as seen by characters who are usually relegated to passive supporting roles.When Ro sa is expect ed to hand he r boss the suntan loti on on a deer hunt , this feels like a s ign. Don Reynal do’s ranch is about to cele brate it s farm anni versary, bu t this passiona te hunter’s ima ge is bui lt on a lie. A nd so, here in the countryside, w here men are men, empl oyees a re grateful subjects a nd women di ligently an d docilely h old it all tog ether, c racks begin to appear in the social life of this mic rocosm. Ordered around day in and da y out, unnoticed by those in her class- conscious surroundings , the menial Rosa g radually be comes an a gent of chan ge. While Don Reynaldo’s ext ended f amily conto rts itself in a bid to save the ol d order, men begin to arr ive at the farm in pickup tru cks. Their a ppearance at the feast and a threa t are enough to make t he agein g patria rch fear for his li fe and his f amily – and force him to act. All that passes i s obser ved by the animals wh o, either as trophies on the wa ll or as livestock ou t to pasture , seem to sense the end of an o ld hegemony. With a keen sense of how to dep loy omens that herald change, Alej andra Márq uez Abel la portrays an epocha l shift in rural Mexic o – as seen b y characte rs who ar e usually r elegated to passive s upporting r oles.详情