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76% Critic Match
All About My Mother
“Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.”
7.6 / 10• 1999• 1h 41m•R• Spanish
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
Cast & Crew
Cecilia Roth
Manuela
Lead
Marisa Paredes
Huma Rojo
Candela Peña
Nina
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén
Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pedro Almodóvar's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. All About My Mother is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
