The Second Mother
2015 · 112 min · Director: Anna Muylaert
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Val spends 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She is financially stable but must live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jéssica in Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jéssica wants to come to São Paulo to take her college entrance exams too. When Jéssica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. Everyone will be affected by the girl's personality and candor and Val finds herself right in the middle of it.
Emotional fingerprint
The Second Mother (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sympathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sympathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sympathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 33 % | 28 % | 5 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Joy | 32 % | 26 % | 8 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Joy | 34 % | 26 % | 14 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 35 % | 29 % | 18 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 36 % | 31 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Joy | 40 % | 33 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Hope | 44 % | 31 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 41 % | 27 % | 18 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Hope | 35 % | 24 % | 15 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Joy | 36 % | 25 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 46 % | 31 % | 8 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 51 % | 35 % | 10 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Hope | 52 % | 39 % | 15 % | 48 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 61 % | 48 % | 13 % | 56 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 66 % | 53 % | 21 % | 59 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Hope | 61 % | 49 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Hope | 57 % | 46 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Empathy | 61 % | 52 % | 36 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Hope | 64 % | 55 % | 50 % | 21 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Hope | 62 % | 52 % | 60 % | 13 % |
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Cast
Jéssica
Carlos
Janaína
Vandré
Raimunda
Diléia
Peruano
Repórter
Caveira
Fabinho (Criança)
Pâmela
Anita
Details
- Directed by
- Anna Muylaert
- Written by
- Anna Muylaert
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- Brazil
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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