Story Line
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.
Top Cast
Penélope Cruz
Janis
Milena Smit
Ana
Israel Elejalde
Arturo
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Teresa
Rossy de Palma
Elena
Julieta Serrano
Brígida
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
2021-10-08
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (3)
Manuel São Bento
7/10
•11/4/2021FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/parallel-mothers-spoiler-free-review
"Parallel Mothers holds an unexpectedly shocking narrative about motherhood, featuring two remarkable performances from Penélope Cruz and Mile...
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2/10
•8/28/2022Parallel Mothers bespeaks a creative fatigue on the part of writer/director Pedro Almodóvar. Not only is it too similar to his very uneven Julieta from just six years ago, but also rather hard to take seriously – and there is no reason that we should...
badelf
10/10
•10/20/2025Parallel Mothers: Ghosts That Won't Be Buried
Pedro Almodóvar has always had something to say, but "Parallel Mothers" may be his most ambitious statement to date. This is a film that operates on multiple registers simultaneously: a motherhood stor...