The Second Mother (2015)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 0.7422 |
Directed By
Anna Muylaert
Crew
Anna Muylaert
Anna Muylaert
Fabiano Gullane
Caio Gullane
Débora Ivanov
Anna Muylaert
Karen Harley
Bárbara Álvarez
Thales Junqueira
Marcos Pedroso
Vitor Araújo
Fabio Trummer
André Simonetti
Cláudia Kopke
Gabriela Cunha
Miriam Biderman
Ricardo Reis
Paulo Gama
Jair Neto
Bruno Peres
Zoe Guglielmoni
Adelina Pontual
Camilla Loreta
Maíra Bühler
Marco Chile Contreras
Marcella Paschoal
Felipe Fiori
Ana Chiossi
Sandro Galvão
Aline Arruda
Joel Junior
Gerlando dos Santos
Déia Brito
Juliana Lobo
Pamela Tomioka
Guel Arraes
Patricia Faria
Marcos Freire
André Anastácio
Leticia Prisco
Suzy Milstein
Patricia Nelly
Manuela Mandler
Ana Saito
Mariana Mecchi
Caio Gullane
Claudia Büschel
TOP CAST
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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