MaryAnn’s quick take… Unexpected, intriguing, and gently amusing look at a British nanny abroad in Abu Dhabi, from the culture clash to the very familiar spoiled kids. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It sounds more like something out of the Victorian era rather than the 21st century, but apparently British nannies are something of a status symbol among wealthy families in the United Arab Emirates. We’re talking seriously professional women with degrees who can earn up to £1,500 per week… though that’s not as great as it may seem at first, since they work “six days a week, twelve hours a day” (and sometimes don’t get that seventh day off, either, it turns out). Documentarian Paul James Driscoll — a Brit based in Abu Dhabi and making his feature debut with Nanny Culture...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It sounds more like something out of the Victorian era rather than the 21st century, but apparently British nannies are something of a status symbol among wealthy families in the United Arab Emirates. We’re talking seriously professional women with degrees who can earn up to £1,500 per week… though that’s not as great as it may seem at first, since they work “six days a week, twelve hours a day” (and sometimes don’t get that seventh day off, either, it turns out). Documentarian Paul James Driscoll — a Brit based in Abu Dhabi and making his feature debut with Nanny Culture...
- 11/24/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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