A young Senegalese woman moves to France to work for a wealthy white family and finds that life in their small apartment becomes a prison, both figuratively and literally.
Two carers; a disheartened young immigrant and an experienced but irritable Scottish lady strike up an unlikely connection, while they struggle to give people the care they deserve under their private agency’s command.
Mira, a Polish receptionist in an office building, is a dedicated employee. She works hard to climb the corporate ladder and distinguish herself from other immigrants in lower-paying positions. When cleaning supplies begin to disappear from the storeroom, her loyalty to her employer is put to the test.
Like a Spiral is a dialogue between Beirut and five women, migrant domestic workers, under the Kafala system.
In the Philippines, women get deployed abroad to work as domestic workers or nannies. In one of the many training centers dedicated to domestic work, a group of trainees are getting ready to face both homesickness and the possible abuses lying ahead during a series of role-playing exercises.
