The Second Mother
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
112 min
Release Date
2015-06-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
740
Vote Average
8.036
Regina Casé
Val
Camila Márdila
Jéssica
Karine Teles
Bárbara
Lourenço Mutarelli
Carlos
Michel Joelsas
Fabinho
Helena Albergaria
Edna
Bete Dorgam
Janaína
Luis Miranda
Antônio Jardineiro
Theo Werneck
Vandré
Luci Pereira
Raimunda
Anapaula Csernik
Diléia
Hugo Villavicenzio
Peruano
Roberto Camargo
Repórter
Alex Huszar
Caveira
Andrey Lima Lopes
Fabinho (Criança)
Thaise Reis
Pâmela
Nilcéia Vicente
Anita
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