Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

6.8 / Rating 954 votes 2021 Age Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Language: Spanish
Country: Spain

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.

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Parallel Mothers is a 2021 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film centers on Janis, played by Penélope Cruz, and Ana who give birth on the same day in a hospital. Their lives become intertwined when Janis learns a shocking truth about her daughter's biological heritage. As the film explores their evolving relationships with their children, it also reflects on Spain's unresolved history, particularly the painful legacy of the civil war and the search for missing bodies. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma co-star.