The Best Mother in the World

Gal (Shirley Cruz), a garbage collector in São Paulo, loads her two small children onto the top of her cart and sets off across the city to her cousin's house, running from her abusive husband Leandro (Seu Jorge). She tells Rihanna and Benin it is a big adventure, and keeps them fed and moving past the dangers of the streets. Anna Muylaert's film is about what a mother will tell her children, and carry herself, to keep them safe.