The Second Mother (2015)
Original title: Que Horas Ela Volta?
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant and her very existence will turn Val’s routine on its head. With precision and humour, the subtle and powerful forces that keep rigid class structures in place and how the youth may just be the ones to shake it all up.
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Regina CaséVal
Camila MárdilaJéssica
Karine TelesBárbara
Lourenço MutarelliCarlos
Michel JoelsasFabinho
Helena AlbergariaEdna
Bete DorgamJanaínaBete DorgamJanaína
Luis MirandaAntônio Jardineiro
Theo WerneckVandré
Luci PereiraRaimundaAnapaula CsernikDiléiaKeywords
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What is The Second Mother about?
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant and her very existence will turn Val’s routine on its head. With precision and humour, the subtle and powerful forces that keep rigid class structures in place and how the youth may just be the ones to shake it all up.
How long is The Second Mother?
The Second Mother has a runtime of 112 minutes.
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