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04/06/2015 Drama 1h 52m
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Overview

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.

  1. Anna Muylaert

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Regina Casé

    Val

  2. Camila Márdila

    Jéssica

  3. Karine Teles

    Bárbara

  4. Lourenço Mutarelli

    Carlos

  5. Michel Joelsas

    Fabinho

  6. Helena Albergaria

    Edna

  7. Bete Dorgam

    Janaína

  8. Luis Miranda

    Antônio Jardineiro

  9. Theo Werneck

    Vandré

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Reno
Written by Reno on 2016-02-14
> A close look at generation and professional gap.

Have I really watched a South American movie! This is not a doubt over the culture or the language the movie was rendered, but the basic plot was universally appealing. Wherever from you are, this story will look very familiar, you know the master-servant theme with jealous, dominance and other differences between them which intrigued after some unexpected incident. Don't assume it is a revenge flick, but a closer look at the daily life of a servant.

It is a beautiful drama filled with some occasional dark humours. Frankly, I did not exp...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Portuguese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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