My Mom Is a Character 3

2019 1h 50m PT

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 499

Comedy

Synopsis

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Dona Hermínia will have to rediscover and reinvent herself because her children are forming new families. This supermom will have to deal with a new life scenario: Marcelina is pregnant and Juliano is getting married.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paulo Gustavo
Dona Hermínia
Mariana Xavier
Marcelina
Rodrigo Pandolfo
Juliano
Herson Capri
Carlos Alberto
Samantha Schmütz
Waldeia
Alexandra Richter
Iesa
Patrícya Travassos
Lúcia Helena
Malu Valle
Dona Lourdes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susana Garcia
Writers: Susana Garcia, Paulo Gustavo, Fil Braz
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $39M — a 19.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "My Mom is a Character Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Susana Garcia, shot by Dante Belluti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Zé Ricardo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Leonardo Gouvea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Paulo Gustavo and Mariana Xavier and Rodrigo Pandolfo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susana Garcia directs. Dante Belluti behind the camera. Zé Ricardo scores. Leonardo Gouvea cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $39M — a 19.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Part of the "My Mom is a Character Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Susana Garcia, shot by Dante Belluti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Zé Ricardo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Leonardo Gouvea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Paulo Gustavo and Mariana Xavier and Rodrigo Pandolfo carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt10611372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dante Belluti
Original score: Zé Ricardo
Editing: Leonardo Gouvea
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Box office: $39,273,021
Return: 1964% of budget
Original language: PT
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: My Mom Is a Character 3 (2019)

Part of

My Mom is a Character Collection

Minha Mãe é uma Peça is a Brazilian comedy film directed by André Pellenz and César Rodrigues, starring Paulo Gustavo, and written by him in partnership with Fil Braz. The film is based on the play of the same name created and starred by Paulo Gustavo. The cast of the film version is also composed by Ingrid Guimarães, Herson Capri, Suely Franco, Monica Martelli, Samantha Schmütz and Alexandra Richter.