All About My Mother (1999)

1999 · 101 min · 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.

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan and Penélope Cruz.

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