Parallel Mothers
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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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- Kevin WardJuly 13, 2025It was kind of fitting that I watched this the same day they announced The Maury Povich Show is ending. The drama here has the emotional swings of an entire season of a daytime soap opera. Penélope Cruz is exquisite in every sense of the word and might be my rooting interest for the Oscars this weekend. I don’t want to give too much away about the plot because it’s twists and turns are one of the aspects of the film I liked best. It’s bookended with a narrative thread where Janis (Cruz) is attempting to have a mass grave excavated where her great-grandfather was believed to be buried at the hands of a fascist regime. While there are parallels 😜 drawn between the main story and these bookends, they still feel very disconnected and merely tacked on. Still a really enjoyable watch.
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Parallel Mothers was released on October 8, 2021.
Parallel Mothers was directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Parallel Mothers has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Parallel Mothers was produced by Agustín Almodóvar.
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.
The key characters in Parallel Mothers are Janis (Penélope Cruz), Ana (Milena Smit), Arturo (Israel Elejalde).
Parallel Mothers is rated R.
Parallel Mothers is a Drama film.
Parallel Mothers has an audience rating of 9.3 out of 10.
Parallel Mothers had a budget of $11M.
Parallel Mothers has made $23.1M at the box office.