Under Her Control (Spanish: La jefa, lit. The Boss ) is a 2022 Spanish thriller film directed by Fran Torres which stars Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Cumelén Sanz.

Plot

Sofía, who works for a multinational company, gets pregnant. Desperate for offspring, Sofía s boss Beatriz offers her a bargain involving the child (to be given in adoption) in exchange for a job promotion. Instead of interrupting her pregnancy, Sofía accepts the offer.

Cast

• Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Beatriz
• Cumelén Sanz as Sofía
• Álex Pastrana as Nacho
• Pedro Casablanc as Julio
• Vanessa Rasero as Cristina
• María Fernández as Belén
• Younes Bachir as Hamid
• Rocío Setjo as Tati
• Lucía Quinteiro as Ayudante nueva
• Daniel Prim as Alberto
• Adán Redondo as Ayudante 1
• Salomé Jiménez as Carmen
• Niko Verona as Cura
• Patricia Fuertes as Empleada 2
• Mariela Rafaela Martínez Campos as Encargada
• Mehdi Regragui as Jonathan
• Alicia Martínez as Modelo maniquí

Production

La jefa is Fran Torres debut feature film. The screenplay was penned by Laura Sarmiento. Produced by Feelgood Media, Francisco Torres Quincoces, Hugo-Daniel Boyero Garmendia, Penúltima Toma AIE, Teoponte PC and Audiovisuales del Monte, filming took place in 2021, shooting in Madrid in July.

Release

Distributed by Filmax, it was theatrically released in Spain on 29 April 2022.

Reception

Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars praising its twisted and playful nature, worthy of the best exploitation cinema , assessing the give-and-take between a Joan Crawford-esque Sánchez-Gijón and the young and enchanting Cumelén Sanz to be the engine of the film.

Oti Rodríguez Marchante of ABC scored 2 out of 5 stars, writing that the way in which the plot is complexified is overly forced, but it is easy to see the place towards which the plot is tumbling .

Carmen L. Lobo of La Razón gave it 3 out of 5 stars, praising an an always stupendous Sánchez-Gijón as well as Cumelén Sanz, while also observing the similarities of the story with that of The Daughter.

Year	2022
ReleaseDate	2022-08-31
RuntimeMins	109
RuntimeStr	1h 49min
Plot	When a fashion employee thinks she will have to end her promising career after getting pregnant, her boss offers to adopt the child.
Directors	Fran Torres
Writers	Laura Sarmiento Pallarés
Stars	Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Cumelen Sanz, Younes Bachir
Produced by	Dany Boyero,Juan Moreno,Guillermo Sempere,Fran Torres
Cinematography by	Ángel Iguácel
Film Editing by	Fernando Guariniello
Casting By	Esther Cocero
Costume Design by	Marina Pedreño
Makeup Department	Rosa María Simón
Production Management	Ángel Luis De Diego Jr.,Ángel Luis de Diego
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Jorge Sempere
Art Department	Jose Anton Machado,Natalia Torres
Sound Department	Sergio Ausín Belmonte,Daniel Blasco Gil,Pablo Cister,Manuel Corrales,Carmen de la Figuera,Gabriel Delgado Petersen,Coque F. Lahera,Leonor Fernández Juan,Arturo García Martín,Diego Garrido,Raúl Lasvignes,Rodrigo Madrigal,Zabala Sanchez Martin
Stunts	Yonay Hernandez,Raquel Rial
Camera and Electrical Department	Diego Antón,Cuco de la Peña,Fran Gomariz,Sofía Nicolini Llosa,Miriam Ouchi,Santiago Plesnicar,Raquel Rodríguez,Iván Romero,Pablo Suárez Fernández
Editorial Department	Elena F. Rey
Script and Continuity Department	Pepa Domínguez
Additional Crew	Javier Carneros,David Egea,Manuel Eslava Fajardo,Lidia Esteban,Andrea Fernández,Nerea Herrero
Genres	Drama
Companies	Feel good Media, Feelgood, Republicana de Cine
Countries	Spain
Languages	Spanish
ContentRating	TV-MA
ImDbRating	4.7
ImDbRatingVotes	1068
Keywords	female full frontal nudity,female frontal nudity,female nudity,adopt,mode