Movie
The Second Mother
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
More about The Second Mother
Cast
Regina CaséVal
Camila MárdilaJéssica
Karine TelesBárbara
Lourenço MutarelliCarlos
Michel JoelsasFabinho
Helena AlbergariaEdna
Bete DorgamJanaína
Luis MirandaAntônio JardineiroCredits
- Directed by
- Anna Muylaert
- Written by
- Anna Muylaert
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Original title
- Que Horas Ela Volta?
Production
- África FilmesBrazil
Gullane EntretenimentoBrazil
Globo FilmesBrazil
