The Second Mother (2015)

  • NR
  • 01/25/2015 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 52m

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.

Anna Muylaert

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Regina Casé's headshot

Regina Casé

Val
Camila Márdila's headshot

Camila Márdila

Jéssica
Karine Teles's headshot

Karine Teles

Bárbara
Lourenço Mutarelli's headshot

Lourenço Mutarelli

Carlos
Michel Joelsas's headshot

Michel Joelsas

Fabinho
Helena Albergaria's headshot

Helena Albergaria

Edna
Bete Dorgam's headshot

Bete Dorgam

Janaína
Luis Miranda's headshot

Luis Miranda

Antônio Jardineiro

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