Val spends the next 13 years caring for Fabinho in So Paulo after abandoning her daughter Jessica in a small hamlet in Pernambuco. She has financial security but the guilt of not raising Jessica herself. Jessica arrives in Fabinho's life as his university entrance examinations near. But Jessica wasn't bred to be a servant, and her very existence will disrupt Val's routine. Anna Muylaert examines the subtle and powerful influences that maintain traditional class hierarchies, and how the youth may be the ones to change things up.
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Val spends the next 13 years caring for Fabinho in So Paulo after abandoning her daughter Jessica in a small hamlet in Pernambuco. She has financial security but the guilt of not raising Jessica herself. Jessica arrives in Fabinho's life as his university entrance examinations near. But Jessica wasn't bred to be a servant, and her very existence will disrupt Val's routine. Anna Muylaert examines the subtle and powerful influences that maintain traditional class hierarchies, and how the youth may be the ones to change things up.
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