Val spent 13 years as Fabinho's nanny in So Paulo after abandoning her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco. She enjoys financial security but the shame of not having reared Jessica herself. Jessica arrives in Fabinho's life just before his university entrance examinations, wanting to give her mother a second opportunity. To make matters worse, Val's routine will be thrown off by Jessica's presence. Anna Muylaert examines the subtle and powerful influences that maintain traditional class structures in place, and how the youth may be the ones to change things up.
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Val spent 13 years as Fabinho's nanny in So Paulo after abandoning her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco. She enjoys financial security but the shame of not having reared Jessica herself. Jessica arrives in Fabinho's life just before his university entrance examinations, wanting to give her mother a second opportunity. To make matters worse, Val's routine will be thrown off by Jessica's presence. Anna Muylaert examines the subtle and powerful influences that maintain traditional class structures in place, and how the youth may be the ones to change things up.
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