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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Cast
17 people
Regina Casé
Val
Also in
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All the Flowers
Camila Márdila
Jéssica
Known for
Senna
Good Morning, Verônica
Karine Teles
Bárbara
Known for
Pantanal
Loveling
Lourenço Mutarelli
Carlos
Known for
Drained
Michel Joelsas
Fabinho
Known for
Kissing Game
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Helena Albergaria
Edna
Known for
Don't Call Me Son
Bete Dorgam
Janaína
Also in
Collect Call
Nossa Vizinhança
Luis Miranda
Antônio Jardineiro
Known for
Trap.com
The Rogue's Trial
Theo Werneck
Vandré
Known for
Romeo and Juliet Get Married
Luci Pereira
Raimunda
Known for
India: A Love Story
Brave Woman
Anapaula Csernik
Diléia
Also in
Don't Call Me Son
Daniel in the Lions' Den
Hugo Villavicenzio
Peruano
Known for
Good Manners
Drained
Anna Muylaert Director · Bárbara Álvarez Cinematographer Karen Harley Editor
Budget $4M · United States release August 28, 2015 · Produced in Brazil
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Budget
$4,000,000
Production
África Filmes
Production
Gullane Entretenimento
Production
Globo Filmes
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
Que Horas Ela Volta?
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2015
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Brazil · August 27, 2015
Theatrical
United States · August 28, 2015
Theatrical
Australia
June 10, 2015 · Premiere
Austria
September 4, 2015 · Digital
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 14, 2015 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
August 12, 2021 · Digital · VOD
China
April 22, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
France
June 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
November 7, 2015 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
April 14, 2016 · Theatrical
September 19, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
July 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 4, 2015 · Digital
Israel
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
June 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 10, 2015 · Theatrical
June 21, 2016 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
July 18, 2015 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
September 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
June 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 18, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 4, 2015 · Theatrical
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