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    When The Kids Grow Up, Motherhood Becomes A State Of 'Otherhood'

    The new Netflix film stars Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette and Felicity Huffman as three best friend moms who decide to show up unannounced in New York City to pay their adult sons a surprise visit.
    by Lulu Garcia-Navarro Jul 28, 2019 3 minutes
    Carol (Angela Bassett) shows up unannounced in New York City for a surprise visit with her adult son, Matt (Sinqua Walls) in the new Netflix film <em>Otherhood.</em>

    The kids are grown. The house is empty. Otherhood is what comes after motherhood.

    The new Netflix film stars Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette and Felicity Huffman as three best friends whose sons have grown up — all the way up — together. As the three moms celebrate Mother's Day with each other rather than with their kids, they decide that they've had enough.

    "Their sons are not connecting with them," Angela Bassett tells NPR. "They're not sending flowers; they're not giving

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