All About My Mother

Name: All About My Mother
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1999-04-16
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz

“Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.”

1999

1h 41m

Comedy Drama

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Writer: Pedro Almodóvar

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Overview

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.