All About My Mother
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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 41mR 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

Cecilia Roth

Manuela

Lead
Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

Huma Rojo

Candela Peña

Candela Peña

Nina

Antonia San Juan

Antonia San Juan

Agrado

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Rosa

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa's Mother

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Rosa's Father

Fernando Guillén

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. All About My Mother is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker