The Second Mother Review Facts: Cast, Story and Legacy

The Second Mother (2015) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists OVID. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Regina Casé as Val; Camila Márdila as Jéssica; Karine Teles as Bárbara; Lourenço Mutarelli as Carlos; Michel Joelsas as Fabinho; Helena Albergaria as Edna; Bete Dorgam as Janaína; Luis Miranda as Antônio Jardineiro

About 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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