Shown: November 12, 2023 at 6pm
Director : Pedro Almodóvar
Country : Spain
Release Date : 2021
Duration : 123 mins
Language : Spanish
Subtitles : Yes
WINNER : BEST ACTRESS (PENÉLOPE CRUZ) AT 2021 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
Two women, Janis and Ana, meet in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and have become pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatised. Janis tries to encourage her while they move like sleepwalkers along the hospital corridors. The few words they exchange in these hours will create a very close link between the two, which by chance develops, complicates and changes their lives in a decisive way.
“If you’re already a fan of Almodóvar’s work this is essential viewing; if you haven’t been introduced to his very special world before, ‘Parallel Mothers’ will be a great place to start.” (David Stratton – The Australian)