Mother Knows Best

7.9 (9 votes)• 2016• 89m•Released

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The family of Ana Luisa meets at home to celebrate her father's birthday. As the guests sit around the table they will share memories of the past, in which all have a common denominator: the late Josefa, Ana Luisa's mother. Hearing the stories, Ana Luisa realizes the impact that his late mother had on their life choices and imagines what would have happened if she had followed other paths, taken other options and said what was unsaid. At the same time, an event of unknown origin causes a change in space and time, enabling people all over the world the access to parallel universes. Ana Luisa will thus have the opportunity to change the past...

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Languages: Portuguese

Director: Nuno Rocha

Starring Cast: Maria João Abreu, Joana Pais de Brito, Filipe Vargas, Filipa Areosa, Manuel Cavaco, Dalila Carmo

Cast

Maria João Abreu

Ana Luísa

Joana Pais de Brito

Josefa

Filipe Vargas

Adelino

Filipa Areosa

Ana Luísa

Manuel Cavaco

Adelino

Dalila Carmo

Daniela

Manuela Maria

São

Ricardo Azevedo

Fernando

Bruno Cabrerizo

Vítor

Catarina Rebelo

Daniela

Adriano Carvalho

Carlos

Noémia Costa

Eduarda

Margarida Carpinteiro

Josefa 2016

Miguel Monteiro

Mário

João Maria Maneira

Carlos (1992)

Bruno Ambrósio

Rapaz do Cinema

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