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The Second Mother ()

Que Horas Ela Volta? (original title)
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When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.

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Val
Michel Joelsas ...
Fabinho
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Jéssica
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Bárbara
Lourenço Mutarelli ...
Carlos
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Edna
Bete Dorgam ...
Janaina
Luis Miranda ...
Antonio Jardineiro
Theo Werneck ...
Vandré
Luci Pereira ...
Raimunda
Anapaula Csernik ...
Diléia
Hugo Villavicenzio ...
Peruano
Roberto Camargo ...
Reporter
Alex Huszar ...
Caveira
Andrey Lima ...
Fabinho Criança (as Andrey Lima Lopes)
Thaise Reis ...
Pamela
Nilcéia Vicente ...
Anita

Directed by

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Anna Muylaert

Written by

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Anna Muylaert ... (written by)

Produced by

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Guel Arraes ... associate producer
Claudia Büschel ... executive producer
Caio Gullane ... executive producer / producer
Fabiano Gullane ... producer
Débora Ivanov ... producer
Gabriel Lacerda ... producer
Mariana Mecchi ... co-executive producer
Priscila Montoto ... executive producer
Anna Muylaert ... producer
Jair Neto ... line producer
Ana Saito ... institutional coordinator
Gabriela Tocchio ... executive producer
Viviane Zangrossi ... executive producer assistant

Music by

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Vitor Araújo
Fábio Trummer

Cinematography by

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Barbara Alvarez ... director of photography

Editing by

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Karen Harley

Editorial Department

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Laura Futuro ... digital lab coordinator: Workflow Manager
Marina Kosa ... post-production assistant
Rogério Moraes ... colorist
Sophia Nery ... post production
Eduardo Neves ... post-production assistant
Giovanna Rezende ... on-line editor

Casting By

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Patricia Faria

Production Design by

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Thales Junqueira

Art Direction by

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Marcos Pedroso ... (as Marquinho Pedroso)

Set Decoration by

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Thales Junqueira
Marcos Pedroso

Costume Design by

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Cláudia Kopke
André Simonetti
Pãmela Tomioka ... assistant costume designer

Makeup Department

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André Anastácio ... makeup department head
Marcos Freire ... makeup supervisor
Yaci-Tatá Lott ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Phelipe Moreira Faria ... assistant production manager
Patrícia Nelly ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Zoe Guglielmoni ... third assistant director
Suzy Milstein ... first assistant director
Bruno Peres ... second assistant director
Leticia Prisco ... assistant director

Art Department

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Deia Brito ... art producer
Marília Dourado ... assistant props
Juliana Lobo ... assistant art director
Newber Machado ... graphic designer
Henrique Morais ... set dresser
Marina Moura ... graphic designer

Sound Department

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Simone Alves ... dialogue editor
Gabriela Cunha ... sound mixer
Paulo Gama ... re-recording mixer
Vitor Moraes ... foley editor
Débora Morbi ... sound editor
Jéssica Noliver ... sound effects editor
Guilherme Shinji ... boom operator

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Eduardo Amodio ... visual effects supervisor
Sofia Franco ... visual effects producer
Hugo Gurgel ... visual effects producer
Gustavo Schiapim ... digital compositor
Lucas Sousa ... digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Marco Chile Contreras ... first assistant camera
Ana Chiossi ... video assistant
Joel 'Junior' de Queiroz ... gaffer
Felipe Fiori ... video assist operator
Denis Peres ... best boy electric: best boy electric
Gerlando Santos ... key grip

Music Department

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Patrícia Portaro ... music licensing

Additional Crew

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Eve Gabereau ... distribution
Laurence Granec ... press attaché
Andrew Duncan Hinojosa ... Distribution Intern
Laura Langer Rossi ... international assistant
Manuela Mandler ... international coordinator
Karine Ménard ... press attaché
Nicola Pender ... publicist
Patrícia Portaro ... legal consultant
Juliana Soares ... executive assistant
Babi Sonnewend ... graphic designer
Luiz Mário Vicente ... acting coach

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Val spends 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She is financially stable but must live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jéssica in Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jéssica wants to come to São Paulo to take her college entrance exams too. When Jéssica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. Everyone will be affected by the girl's personality and candor and Val finds herself right in the middle of it.

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Also Known As
  • Porta da Cozinha (Brazil)
  • The Second Mother (United States)
  • The Second Mother (India, English title)
  • The Second Mother (World-wide, English title)
  • The Second Mother (Canada, English title)
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Runtime
  • 112 min
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Budget BRL4,000,000 (estimated)

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