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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Is "The Second Mother" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "The Second Mother" is "Moderate" (18/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
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In ValorScore's editorial reading, "The Second Mother" has ideological presence rated "Moderate". This is opinion backed by evidence, not a verdict: one cited example is “except that when she stops following a certain protocol, moving around freely as she shouldn't, the situation becomes complicated.” (Tensão narrativa construída sobre recusa em aceitar protocolos rígidos de divisão social e privilégio de classe no ambiente doméstico.). The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 69/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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