alexrene-80054 Val is a housekeeper for a wealthy family in São Paulo Brazil. Despite being like "part of the family" and raising the family's son, Fabinho, as if he were her own son, Val has been separated from her own family for many years as she works to make money to support her daughter. When that daughter, Jessica, needs a place to stay while she studies for her entrance exam for a prestigious college in São Paulo, Val is all too eager to be reunited with the child she had to leave behind so many years ago. Val has been a live-in housekeeper/nanny for the family for years, and the issues begin when Jessica quickly shows that she has no respect for the unspoken rules that govern class within the household. The title of the film roughly translates to "When will she return?" and the theme of mothers separated from their children reappears throughout the film. Val and Jessica are not close because Jessica was raised by family while Val made money to support her. Fabinho and Dona Barbara are similarly estranged by her career. This film explores the dynamic and class boundaries within the household. Although Val considers herself part of the family, Jessica's disruptive presence quickly reveals that this is not quite the case. Val is also physically separated from the family, dwelling within her own domain in the kitchen and constantly eavesdropping on the conversations that take place in the dining room just through the open doorway. Que Horas Ela Volta? is hilarious, well-acted, and at times a little uncomfortable to watch. Val and Jessica may not disassemble class structure in Brazil, but the ridiculous and sometimes demeaning treatment that Val receives from Dona Barbara does cause the viewer to reject that treatment, which is a start.

lmirandalcii Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015), directed by Anna Muylaert, tells the story of Val—a live-in nanny/maid who serves and tends to a wealthy couple and their teenage son in São Paolo. Val has evidently worked for this family for quite a while and is often seemingly accepted as a member of this family. It is evidenced at various points throughout the story that Val essentially functions as a second mother to the boy, giving rise to the English title of this film, The Second Mother.Not long into the film, it is unveiled that in order to work for this family, Val has left behind a family of her own, including her estranged daughter, Jéssica, with whom she has not spoken in a long time. Out of the blue, Val receives a call from Jéssica, who informs her mother that she will be visiting São Paolo in order to take a university placement exam. Val makes arrangements for her daughter to stay with her while she is in town and, though initially excited to meet Val's daughter, Val's employers become discontent when Jéssica refuses to accept her role as a "second-tier" individual. Contrary to their expectations, she openly eats at their table and does not stay confined to her mother's quarters. Instead, she sits at the main table and accepts meals and beverages from her mother's employer, Carlos. Carlos takes a romantic (and creepy) interest in Jéssica, allowing her to stay in the guest room instead of with Val. Without permission, Jéssica uses the pool, a privilege only the wealthy are supposed to have.The breaking point of the film presents itself when Fabinho (the employers' son), who is the same age as Jéssica, does not get into the university, but Jéssica does. Bárbara (the patroness) refuses to accept Jéssica's rise—her disregard for the class system—and effectively kicks Jéssica out of her home. Though initially angry at Jéssica's reluctance to accept her social role, her mother Val eventually seems to come around to her disregard for classism, apparent toward the end of the film, when she joyously dances in her employers' half-empty pool. On top of a great cast, this film is extremely well put-together and excels in its presentation and critique of this important social issue. As someone who grew up with immigrant, working-class parents, it is easy for me to relate to the struggles Jéssica faces as she grapples for acceptance.

leslieaddleman It is a story centered on the life of Val, a maid who lives serving a high-class family 24 hours a day, where Don Carlos is a billionaire and his wife Barbara is a design professional, there is also his son Fabricio, a very spoiled child. Val has a daughter and takes her to live with her. When Jessica arrives at that house, everything changes. Jessica belongs to another generation and does not accept that her mother is treated badly. She demands that Val does not resign herself to living like this all her life serving and that she seeks other aspirations. It shows Val's lack of his own dignity due to his education and social beliefs. It also shows the tragedy of some mothers who dedicate themselves to work more and do not dedicate themselves to the upbringing of their children, which causes the lack of love of their children to their mothers. This film clearly shows the social divisions that still exist in these times. But also in this new generation, this problem can be broken with the independence of equal rights as shown when going to university equally. A second mother is a film that shows the social classes and opportunities in Brazil today. It also brings us closer to two different generations of mother and daughter and the struggle for aspirations of equality, tolerance, and respect. Which I think carries a positive and optimistic message for the new generations.

efrainarteaga The movie, The Second Mother, is about a servant, who is called Val, who works for a family of money and has been there for a long time and one day Val's daughter, whose name is Jessica, calls her to ask if she can stay with her mom for while because she was studying for her exam which will determine if she will be able to enter the university or not. What happens is that, since she has been with that family for so long, she was the one who took care of the son, Fabinhode, of her employers, so she sees Fabinho as a son and he sees her as a mother, even though he has a mother. Now when Jessica comes to live with her mother, she thinks that she will live with only her mother in her house but Val lives with her employees. When Jessica finds out about this, she does not like it. The reason is because as her mother works for them, she does not have all the freedom that one wants. There are many examples of the passive struggle between Jessica and Val's boss, Doña Bárbara. Jessica does not understand why she can not do certain things while she lives there and that's what makes her angry. Meanwhile, the unfaithful father of the family, husband of Doña Bárbara, called Don Carlos, is interested in Jessica because she is a young, beautiful, intelligent, academic woman. There is a scene in which Don Carlos asks Jessica to marry him, but he tries to play it as a joke, but you can tell he meant it. The conclusion of the film was comforting, at least for me. Jessica ends up passing her exam and Val decides to move with Jessica and leave her job as a maid. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes heartwarming movies.