For the past 15 years, there has been a dramatic decline of jobs in Puerto Rico. This film mirrors the sad reality that the hard working Puerto Ricans are going through. The reason for this is that many companies are moving to third world countries for cheaper labor and lower benefits cost. This also has affected the movie and television industry that is going through the same thing. Although the movie was made for television, it was well done for its limited budget and it featured some of Puerto Rico's best talents.
The story is set in a Tuna factory, where the workers are mainly women. Rumors of the factory closing down operations are ever increasing creating concern among the women workers that depend greatly on their jobs. Management has made the decision to close, but decided to keep it quiet fearing that productivity might decrease. This creates tension between the workers and management, but things get worse when the boss of the factory, is found dead in his office in mysterious circumstances. Later the police start an investigation and many dark secrets start to come out involving everyone at the factory as potential suspects.
I really liked how they managed to develop the character individually. It shows the trials and tribulations of many of the workers. One of them deals with a drug addicted son, another has another job on the side to make ends mean, a woman struggles to finish college, the janitor dreams of becoming a writer some day. It really gives you a wider view of the characters lives and their personal issues.
The movie isn't perfect and at time it gets too slow, in my opinion, they should have deleted some scenes that don't contribute to the story. But other than that, the movie was quite good. The photography is decent for a movie made for TV. Now, one has to remember, this movie was made with budget limitations. The acting was the highlight of the film and all the actors did a great job. If you like foreign films, I strongly recommend this movie.
