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All About My Mother(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-04-16
76%
1948 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.
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.
Languages: Catalan, Spanish.
Countries:
Spain,
France
Budget: $8,272,296.00
Revenue: $67,956,089.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Renn Productions
Movie: All About My Mother
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cecilia Roth
Manuela
Marisa Paredes
Huma
Candela Peña
Nina
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén
Actor "Doctor"
Toni Cantó
Lola
Eloy Azorín
Esteban
Video Trailer All About My Mother
Video: Original Trailer
Original Trailer
An Introduction to Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother
All 2 videos
Original Trailer - Trailer
An Introduction to Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother - Featurette
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