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Anna Muylaert Found International Success With ‘The Second Mother.’ The Abuse That Came Afterwards Shaped ‘The Best Mother in the World’
Anna Muylaert on how a personal history of abuse informed 'The Best Mother in the World' and 'out of hand' Karla Sofía Gascón controversy
Speaking with Variety ahead of the world premiere of her latest, Muylaert says that after the success of “The Second Mother,” she gained respect from the press and the public but began to “suffer a lot of violence from those closest” to her. This traumatizing experience was the first seed for “The Best Mother in the World,” which follows garbage collector Gal (Shirley Cruz) as she escapes her abusive husband (played by renowned actor and musician Seu Jorge), packing her two children and a handful of belongings in a cart to begin a grueling journey through the vastness of São Paulo. Speaking about respect, Muylaert once again brings up Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” saying that watching the French film made her realize her experience as a female director wasn’t uncommon.
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