The Second Mother (2015)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 52m
- Director Anna Muylaert
- Genres Drama
- Rating 8.0/10 (795 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Regina Casé
as Val
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Camila Márdila
as Jéssica
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Karine Teles
as Bárbara
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Lourenço Mutarelli
as Carlos
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Michel Joelsas
as Fabinho
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Helena Albergaria
as Edna
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Bete Dorgam
as Janaína
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Luis Miranda
as Antônio Jardineiro
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Theo Werneck
as Vandré
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Luci Pereira
as Raimunda
- Anapaula Csernik as Diléia
- Hugo Villavicenzio as Peruano
- Roberto Camargo as Repórter
- Alex Huszar as Caveira
- Andrey Lima Lopes as Fabinho (Criança)
- Thaise Reis as Pâmela
- Nilcéia Vicente as Anita
Crew
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Anna Muylaert
Director
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Bárbara Álvarez
Director of Photography
- Karen Harley Editor
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Anna Muylaert
Producer
- Caio Gullane Producer
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Débora Ivanov
Producer
- Fabiano Gullane Producer
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Anna Muylaert
Screenplay
