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.
91% ★★★★★ (369,708)
All About My Mother
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Movie · Comedy · Drama · R
1999 · 1h 41m · ★ 91% (370K)
Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.
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.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Production
El Deseo, Renn Productions, France 2 Cinéma
Cast
Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa María Sardà, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Guillén, Toni Cantó, Carlos Lozano, Eloy Azorín, Manuel Morón, José Luis Torrijo, Juan José Otegui, Carmen Balagué, Malena Gutiérrez, Yael Barnatán, Carme Fortuny, Patxi Freytez, Juan Marquez