All About My Mother

All About My Mother

Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.

1999101 min7.6 / 10

A vibrant, emotionally generous melodrama about grief, identity, and found family that celebrates the complexity and resilience of women across all walks of life.

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.

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