Whatever else is unsure, a mother’s love is not.
Lurdes is a mother of five who tirelessly seeks for Domenico, a child of hers who was sold by his own father 26 years ago; Thelma is an overprotective mother who finds out she has a terminal illness, and must race against time to make her dreams come true and prepare her son for a life without her presence; Vitória is a successful lawyer who sees the end of her marriage after countless failed attempts to have a baby and decides for adoption, but finds out she is pregnant during the process. In "A Mother's Love", the lives of these women are intertwined while they recognize themselves in the unconditional love provided by motherhood.
Brazil Brazil
Regina Casé Taís Araújo Adriana Esteves Humberto Carrão Murilo Benício Vladimir Brichta Irandhir Santos Chay Suede Juliano Cazarré Nanda Costa Thiago Martins Jéssica Ellen Isis Valverde Antonio Benício Clara Galinari Aldene Felipe MC Cabelinho Nando Brandão Pedro Guilherme Maria Tuca Andrada Enrique Díaz Camila Márdila Arieta Corrêa Malu Galli Douglas Silva Vera Holtz Erika Januza Milhem Cortaz Débora Lamm Ana Flavia Cavalcanti Clarissa Kiste Gabriel Palhares Nanego Lira Clarissa Pinheiro Rodolfo Vaz Duda Batsow Júlio Andrade Dan Ferreira Isabel Teixeira
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