Parallel Mothers (2021)
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.
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Writer:
Pedro Almodóvar
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Penélope Cruz as Janis |
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Milena Smit as Ana |
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Israel Elejalde as Arturo |
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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Teresa |
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Rossy de Palma as Elena |
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Julieta Serrano as Brígida |
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Arantxa Aranguren as |
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Adelfa Calvo as |
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José Javier Domínguez as |
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Trinidad Iglesias as |
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Inma Ochoa as |
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Ana Peleteiro as |
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Daniela Santiago as |
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Chema Adeva as |
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Luna Auria Contreras as |
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Agustín Almodóvar as |
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Carmen Flores Sandoval as Dolores |
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Alice Davies as |
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Ainhoa Santamaría as |
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Julio Manrique as |
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María Jesús Hoyos as |
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Mar Vidal as |
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Lorenzo Profilio as |
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Edy Pérez as |
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Amets Iriondo as |
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Adrián Navas as |
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Yohana Yara as |
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Pedro Casablanc as |
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Carlotta Castro Bohórquez as |
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Eira Rey Enríquez as |
| Production | Agustín Almodóvar | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariló Osuna | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | José Luis Alcaine | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pedro Almodóvar | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pablo Morillas | Key Hair Stylist |
| Editing | Teresa Font | Editor |
| Sound | Alberto Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marc Orts | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Esther García | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Oriol Donat i Martos | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Vicent Díaz | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paola Torres | Costume Designer |
| Art | Antxón Gómez | Production Design |
| Art | Alejandra Loiseau | Art Direction |
| Production | Bárbara Peiró | Associate Producer |
| Production | Eva Leira | Casting |
| Production | Yolanda Serrano | Casting |
| Production | Diego Pajuelo | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Pedro Almodóvar | Director |
| Camera | Aarón López Santamaría | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | César Pardiñas | Production Manager |
| Sound | Sergio Burmann | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Laia Casanovas | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pablo Iglesias | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Juan Gatti | Title Designer |
| Visual Effects | Sonsoles Aranguren | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Montse Ribé | Special Effects |
| Directing | Manuel Calvo | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yuyi Beringola | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Virginia Maíllo | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Esquivel | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Laura Díez | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Juan Carlevaris | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Júlia Marcos Lázaro | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Art | Pablo Buratti | Storyboard Artist |
| Camera | Joaquín Manchado | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ibón Esparza | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Nerea Osuna | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Fernando Iglesias | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Alberto Leal | BTS Footage |
| Camera | Raúl Manchado | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Carlota Casado | Decorator |
| Art | Patricia Cos | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Elsa Moya Vela | Property Master |
| Art | Tanis Villar | On Set Props |
| Art | Tomás Prada | On Set Props |
| Art | Mikel Izaguirre | Set Dresser |
| Art | Félix Díaz | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tania Whalbeck | Painter |
| Art | Ramón Llamas Montaña | Painter |
| Art | Ezequiel Beltrán | Art Department Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuria Santos del Hierro | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rubén Martín García | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosi López | Seamstress |
| Sound | Lucas Fernández | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Gustavo Suárez Lendoiro | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Nacho Ramos | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Jesús Villafáñez | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Amador Villafáñez | Electrician |
| Lighting | Adela Villafañez | Electrician |
| Camera | Roberto Miguel | Key Grip |
| Camera | Iker Ibarlucea | Grip |