Madres paralelas
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.
Parallel Mothers (2021) is a drama film directed by Pedro Almodóvar, released on October 8, 2021 with a runtime of 2h 3m. It stars Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 1,060 ratings.
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Penélope Cruz
as Janis
Milena Smit
as Ana
Israel Elejalde
as Arturo
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
as Teresa
Rossy de Palma
as Elena
Julieta Serrano
as Brígida
Arantxa Aranguren
Adelfa Calvo
José Javier Domínguez
Trinidad Iglesias
Inma Ochoa
Ana Peleteiro
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, written by Pedro Almodóvar, produced by Agustín Almodóvar.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 1,060 ratings.
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/parallel-mothers-spoiler-free-review "Parallel Mothers holds an unexpectedly shocking narrative about motherhood, featuring two remarkable performances from Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit. Despite some dull soap-opera moments and a few uninspiring technical attributes, Pedro Almodóvar offers a captivating, genuine, emotionally powerful story that…
Reviewed on November 4, 2021
Parallel Mothers bespeaks a creative fatigue on the part of writer/director Pedro Almodóvar. Not only is it too similar to his very uneven Julieta from just six years ago, but also rather hard to take seriously – and there is no reason that we should have to or even that he would want us to; the Switched at Birth trope is the stuff of soap operas, and that’s precisely why it would work wonderfully, as that sort of…
Reviewed on August 28, 2022
Parallel Mothers: Ghosts That Won't Be Buried Pedro Almodóvar has always had something to say, but "Parallel Mothers" may be his most ambitious statement to date. This is a film that operates on multiple registers simultaneously: a motherhood story wrapped inside a love triangle wrapped inside a political warning so urgent it reverberates far beyond Spain's borders. The story of mothers and babies here is no mere…
Reviewed on October 20, 2025
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The main cast of Parallel Mothers (2021) includes Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Rossy de Palma. The film was directed by Pedro Almodóvar. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Parallel Mothers was released on October 8, 2021 and runs for 2h 3m.
Parallel Mothers (2021) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 1,060 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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