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Parallel Mothers(2021)

Sony Pictures Classics

R
2h 3m
- Drama

Release Date: Dec 24, 2021 | Limited

96%
78%
7.1

The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.

Releases

Original Release | Dec 24, 2021

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$38,249
Total US & Canada:
$2,297,501
Total International
$20,802,357
Total Worldwide:
$23,099,858

Director & Top Cast

Pedro Almodovar
Director

Penélope Cruz
Actor

Rossy de Palma
Elena

Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
Teresa

Milena Smit
Ana

Israel Elejalde
Arturo

Julieta Serrano

Brígida

Auria Contreras

Carmen Flores

Dolores

Alice Davies

Ainhoa Santamaría

Niñera

Adelfa Calvo

Sobrina de Brígida

Arantxa Aranguren

Inma Ochoa

Trinidad Iglesias

Nieta de difunto

Julio Manrique

Jesús

María Jesús Hoyos

Chema Adeva

Actor

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Spain

Summaries

Storyline

Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn't regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. 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 and complicates, and changes their lives in a decisive way. — Sony Pictures Surprised by their accidental pregnancies, Janis, an accomplished 40-year-old professional photographer, and Ana, an utterly unprepared, wide-eyed teenager, find themselves in a Madrid maternity ward. Now, two single women are about to give birth to their first child--one is nervous, the other is looking forward to embracing the experience. Under those circumstances, as infallible maternal instincts start to kick in, the deep traumas of the past give way to female solidarity, paving the way for an unforeseen but profound bond between the two parallel mothers. Indeed, life can be full of unexpected things, either happy or sad, and little by little, the miracle of motherhood intertwines with the mystery of death, and somehow, Spain's troubled history. And, suddenly, the deeply buried truth needs to be told. — Nick Riganas

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