Parallel Mothers
Madres paralelas
Pedro Almodóvar / Spain / 2021 / 123 min / Spanish
Two single women meet in the hospital as they are about to give birth. Both pregnancies were unplanned. Middle-aged Janis has no regrets and is looking forward. The young Ana is regretful and scared. Their accidental meeting will transform their lives. The film brought Penélope Cruz the Best Actress Award in Venice.
cast Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit
festivals, awards Venice 2021 (/Best Actress)
IMDb
The DVD of the film is available in our Bookshop. (List of available DVDs in Slovene only)
»Almodóvar’s new movie has the warmth and the grandiloquent flair of a picture from Hollywood’s golden age /…/ and the whiplash twists and addictive sugar rush bumps of a daytime soap. /…/ An emotional bundle of joy.«
- The Guardian
»A film everybody should love.«
- John Waters
