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The Second Mother
Que Horas Ela Volta?
A live-in housekeeper in São Paulo has spent years caring for her employers' son while her own daughter grew up far away. When the daughter arrives to sit a university exam and refuses to observe the household's unspoken class rules, everything is quietly upended. A sharp, warm drama.
Why it’s here
A Brazilian Portuguese-language domestic-worker drama about class and family in São Paulo.
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Mood
- thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- character-driven drama
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