Val has been working as a live-in nanny and housekeeper for Fabinho and his family in São Paulo for 13 years, sending money to her far distant daughter. As Fabinho’s college entrance exams roll around, her daughter calls and gives her what seems to be a second chance – Jessica wants to come to São Paulo to take her college entrance exams as well. Filled with joy as well as apprehension, Val gets ready, with the wholehearted support of her employers. But when Jessica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. She doesn’t behave in conformity to what is expected of her and starts... to create tension inside the household. Everyone will be affected by the girl’s personality and candor and Val finds herself right in the middle, split between the living room and the kitchen, where she will have to find a new way of facing life. [show more]
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Brazilian drama written and directed by Anna Muylaert. 13 years ago, Val (Regina Casé) left her daughter Jéssica (Camila Márdila) with relatives in Pernambuco so she could go to work in São Paulo as a housemaid for a wealthy family and a nanny to their son Fabinho (Michel Joelsas). When Jéssica comes to São Paulo to apply to university she stays with her mother in the family's house. Despite feeling guilty for leaving Jéssica behind, Val finds living with her opinionated daughter a challenge...
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