The best mother in the world

A deeply moving drama featuring a magnificent performance by Shirley Cruz.

Gal escapes her violent husband with her two children, Rihanna and Benin. She tells them they are going on a big and exciting adventure. In reality, they set out through the dangerous streets of São Paulo, heading for her cousin’s home and hoping to start a new life.

In her previous films, The Second Mother and Don’t Call Me Son, director Anna Muylaert has explored Brazil’s enormous class divides through family dramas. She does so again in her latest film, a deeply moving drama carried by a magnificent performance from Shirley Cruz.