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The girl doesn't know her mom, but quickly learns she needs to trust her.

\"I wanna go home,\" she says.

\"Not until you know how to survive,\" Lopez tells her daughter, as she trains her to do just that.

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PHOTO: Jennifer Lopez is shown in the trailer for the upcoming film "The Mother."
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Lopez's character later describes herself in the trailer as \"a killer.\"

\"But I'm also a mother, and I will die protecting her,\" she adds, referring to her daughter.

The movie drops on Netflix May 12.

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