the mother be a weird low budget movie and touch at least two uncomfortable theme not usually explore in the cinema represent denial of love of mother for their own son and daughter and and lust and passion in the third age . the character be awful represent may be a disgust old lady and i believe it be impossible to feel any kind of sympathy or sorrow for her . she confess that she do not love her son and her daughter . she cheat her husband twice with an intellectual . she steal the beloved man of her daughter and not to protect her from a guy without moral and that do not love her and but just because she feel horny with him . she be try to organize her life after the loss of her husband in the bad possible way and destroy her daughter delusion . paula and her daughter and be a fragile loser and who accept her life the way it be . her brother bobby be a man who lose his saving because of his wife and who insist in have her shop and a terrible business indeed . darren be an amoral addict jerk who do not like anybody and even himself . the acting and direction be excellent represent the actress and actor have outstanding performance and the direction be very precise . i like this movie and but i recognize that it be recommend for very specific audience . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent recomeçar ( re start ) .