Kika

Kika

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1993-10-29
Duration:117 min
Country:Spain,France
Director:Pedro Almodóvar
Actors:Verónica Forqué, Victoria Abril, Peter Coyote, Rossy de Palma, Àlex Casanovas
Production:El Deseo, CiBy 2000

Overview:

When American author Nicholas brings in a cosmetologist named Kika to prepare the corpse of his recently deceased son, she inadvertently revives the young man, then falls in love with him. Forces conspire against the couple, though, as Nicholas wants Kika for himself.

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