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Raising Helen (2004)

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Helen Harris is living the life she's always dreamed of: her career at a top modeling agency is on the rise; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city's hottest clubs. But her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything. Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children: 15-year-old Audrey, 10-year-old Henry, and 5-year-old Sarah. No one doubts that Helen is the coolest aunt in New York, but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids? The fun begins as Helen goes through the transformation from super-hip to super-mom, but she quickly finds that dancing at 3a.m. doesn't mix with getting kids to school on time--advice that Helen's older sister, Jenny, is only too quick to dish out. Along the way, Helen finds support in the most unusual place--with Dan Parker, the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school--and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and the new loves of her life. Written by Sujit R. Varma

The single and successful executive of the fashion world, Helen Harris (Kate Hudson), becomes the guardian of her two nieces and one nephew after the death of her sister and her brother-in-law. She moves from Manhattan to Queens, and faces difficulties trying to raise the children. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

After the death of her sister, Helen takes on the responsibility of raising her sister's three children. However, the job proves more difficult that Helen could have possibly imagined. The film creates the usual supposed opposition between a woman possessing a successful career versus being a more traditional housewife. And, of course, Helen suddenly "realises" that having a career is unfulfilling and she can only find real satisfaction in a woman's "true" role as a mother. Written by J.

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