The Second Mother
Une seconde mère (v.o. portugais, s.-t.f.)
- Release Date: August 28, 2015 (limited)
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Anna Muylaert
- Producer(s): Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, Débora Ivanov, Anna Muylaert
- Writer(s): Anna Muylaert
- Studio: Soda Pictures
- Length: 1h 52m
Synopsis
Val spends 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in Sao Paulo. She is financially stable but has to live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jessica, in Pernambuco, in the north of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jessica wants to come to Sao Paulo to take her college entrance exams too. When Jessica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. Everyone will be affected by the personality and candor of the girl and Val finds herself right in the middle of it.