Comedy · Drama

All About My Mother

Directed byPedro Almodóvar

1999 · 1h 41m · Kijkwijzer 12

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • Cecilia RothManuela
  • Marisa ParedesHuma Rojo
  • Candela PeñaNina
  • Antonia San JuanAgrado
  • Penélope CruzRosa
  • Rosa María SardàRosa's Mother
  • Fernando Fernán GómezRosa's Father
  • Fernando GuillénDoctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
  • Toni CantóLola
  • Carlos LozanoMario
  • Eloy AzorínEsteban
  • Manuel MorónDoctor 1

Crew

  • Pedro AlmodóvarDirector, Writer