Parallel Mothers

(Spain, France / 2021 / Directed by Pedro Almodóvar)

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(Ends Thursday)

Janis (Penélope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit) meet when they find themselves together in a Madrid hospital room at the moment they’re going to give birth. The circumstances that brought them to the hospital are quite different. Middle-aged Janis is exultant and doesn’t regret a thing, while Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant, and traumatized. As the two move like sleepwalkers through the hospital corridors, they exchange words and encouragements that create a very close link between them. But at the center of their bond is a secret – a powerful story shaped by a moment of deep trauma in Spanish history.

R / 2 hrs 3 mins.
In Spanish with subtitles.