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Don't Call Me Son Mãe só há uma

Anna Muylaert / Brazil / 2016 / 82 min / Portuguese

Radiating genuine human warmth, the moving Brazilian drama explores the significant roles gender and biological family play in one’s life.

Pierre is seventeen and in the middle of puberty. He plays in a band, has sex at parties and secretly tries on women’s clothing and lipstick in front of a mirror. His mother has spoiled both him and his younger sister. But when he discovers that she stole him from a hospital when he was a newborn baby, Pierre’s world falls apart. His mother is arrested and his biological parents are now desperate to make up for the lost years and spend time with their eldest son, whom they call Felipe. Pierre/Felipe moves in with his well-heeled new family, but feels he has been ‘stolen’ for the second time.


"Cinema is tricky for anyone. Men, women, Brazilians, Americans. It is one of the most dangerous industries in the world because while it is art, it is also business. /…/ It is complex for everyone. My advice: work, show your work to other people, raise questions. At the end of the day, with or without the machismo culture, what counts is the result."
(Anna Muylaert)

Anna Muylaert
Born in São Paulo in 1964, Muylaert studied art and communication at the University of São Paulo. She is a renowned screenwriter and director, and an active advocate of female rights in the male-dominated world of cinema. She first worked as a film critic and for the Brazilian television. After several successful shorts, she turned to directing feature films.

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