Drama · Spain · 2021 · 2h 3m

Parallel Mothers

Madres paralelas

Parallel Mothers poster
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Cast
Penélope Cruz as Janis Milena Smit as Ana Israel Elejalde as Arturo Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Teresa Rossy de Palma as Elena Julieta Serrano as Brígida
Crew
José Luis Alcaine — Director of Photography Teresa Font — Editor Alberto Iglesias — Original Music Composer Pedro Almodóvar — Screenplay Agustín Almodóvar — Producer Antxón Gómez — Production Design
Synopsis

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.

Trailer Parallel Mothers — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
motherphotographerpregnancyspanish civil war (1936-39)memorysingle mothermotherhooddna testingswitched at birthpost spanish civil warlesbian
Key Collaborators
Pedro Almodóvar Director José Luis Alcaine Director of Photography Teresa Font Editor Alberto Iglesias Original Music Composer Pedro Almodóvar Screenplay Agustín Almodóvar Producer Antxón Gómez Production Design
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