Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2021-10-08
Genre:Drama
Duration:123 min
Country:Spain
Director:Pedro Almodóvar
Actors:Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma
Production:El Deseo, TVE

Overview:

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.

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