My Mom Is a Character 2

A mother left adrift after her children move out arranges a family holiday in Portugal to hold everyone together. Nobody wants to go. The film's central device, carried over from the first, is that the mother is played by a man. This time the narrative puts the empty nest at the centre; the comedy is unchanged while the undertone is sadder. Cesar Rodrigues directed. Paulo Gustavo developed the character from his own stage show and plays two parts here. It was among the highest-grossing Brazilian films to that point. Before watching: much of the humour rests on Brazilian references to family and class, and viewers without them will miss a good deal.