All About My Mother (1999)

7.6/10 • 101 min • Comedy Drama

Overview

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

Cast

Cecilia Roth

Marisa Paredes

Candela Peña

Antonia San Juan

Penélope Cruz

Rosa María Sardà

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Guillén

Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Toni Cantó

Carlos Lozano

Eloy Azorín

Manuel Morón

José Luis Torrijo

Juan José Otegui

Carmen Balagué

Malena Gutiérrez

Malena

Patxi Freytez

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