Film Festival 2025
Pedro Almodóvar's vibrant Oscar®-winning melodrama follows nurse Manuela (Cecilia Roth) in the aftermath of her teenage son's tragic loss. While searching for the boy's long-lost father in Barcelona, she forms a surrogate family that includes a pregnant nun (Penélope Cruz), a celebrated stage star (Marisa Paredes) and a transgender sex worker (Antonia San Juan).
film details
| Director: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Producers: | Agustín Almodóvar |
| Screenwriter: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Cinematographers: | Affonso Beato |
| Editor: | José Salcedo |
| Music: | Alberto Iglesias |
| Cast: | Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | In Spanish with English subtitles |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
| Director Filmography: | Parallel Mothers (PSIFF22), Pain and Glory (PSIFF20), Julieta (PSIFF17), The Skin I Live In (2011), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) |
| Awards: | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Primary Company: | Sony Pictures Classics |