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The Second Mother is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Anna Muylaert released in USA on 28 august 2015 with Regina Casé
The Second Mother (2015)
Que Horas Ela Volta?
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Add to a movie listThe Second Mother (Portuguese: Que Horas Ela Volta?, lit. What time will she return?) is a 2015 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Anna Muylaert. The film stars Regina Casé as Val, the housemaid of a wealthy family in São Paulo, and shows the tensions that arise after her daughter Jéssica moves into the family's house in order to apply for an admission exam in the city's university.
It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was later released theatrically in Brazil on August 27, 2015. The film received high critical praise in and outside Brazil and was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
Synopsis
Val, a woman from Pernambuco, goes to São Paulo, leaving behind her daughter, Jéssica, with Jéssica's grandfather. In São Paulo, Val finds a job as housemaid of a high-class house where she takes care of the family's child, Fabinho.Actors
Regina Casé
(Val)
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