directed by: Anna Muylaert, year: 2015
actors: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles

Val is a seasoned live-in housekeeper for a wealthy São Paulo family, proud of the life she has built for her daughter. When her daughter's ambitious friend Jessica enters the household, the door to privilege opens and old class boundaries become hard to ignore. The Second Mother, directed by Anna Muylaert, blends warmth, humor, and piercing social critique to explore motherhood, loyalty, and the costs of mobility within Brazilian society.

Economic Struggle, Drama, Social Drama, Brazilian Cinema