All About My Mother (1999)

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

★ 7.6 1h 41m Comedy · Drama

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

Cast

Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa María Sardà, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Guillén

Country

Spain / France

Released

April 16, 1999