Parallel Mothers
2021 film by Pedro Almodóvar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parallel Mothers (Spanish: Madres paralelas) is a 2021 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film stars Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit and features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma.
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Spanish | Madres paralelas |
Directed by | Pedro Almodóvar |
Written by | Pedro Almodóvar |
Produced by | Agustín Almodóvar |
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Cinematography | J. L. Alcaine |
Edited by | Teresa Font |
Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Box office | $21.4 million[2] |
The film had its premiere as the opening film of the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2021 where Cruz was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. It was released theatrically in Spain on 8 October 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing International. It was also the closing film of the 2021 New York Film Festival on the same day.[3] The film earned two nominations at the 94th Academy Awards for Best Actress (Cruz) and Best Original Score (Iglesias).[4]