Available
In
Theatres

Duration:
120
Minutes

Language:
Spanish

Plot:
The
film
follows
two
single
women
who
meet
in
a
hospital
room,
both
about
to
give
birth.
Janis
is
middle-aged
and
doesn’t
regret
the
decision
while
the
other,
Ana
is
a
scared
adolescent.
The
two
women
form
a
strong
bond
with
one
another
as
they
both
confront
motherhood
and
overcome
several
difficulties
together,
as
their
joy
and
world’s
brutality
runs
parallel.

Review:
Pedro
Almodóvar’s
film

Parallel
Mothers
explores
Spain’s
history
of
the
Spanish
Civil
War
and
its
impact
and
some
lack
of
impact
in
today’s
time.
The
title
itself
may
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
film’s
setting
but
it
does
provide
a
critic
into
its
characters,
Ana,
Janis,
Terresa
and
other
mothers,
who
spent
years
hoping
to
uncover
the
truth
behind
unmarked
graves
in
their
villages
and
find
their
love
and
lost
family
members.

Parallel
Mothers
follows
stylish
photographer
Janis
at
a
photo
shoot
with
renowned
forensic
archaeologist
Arturo.
The
two
who
hit
it
off
instantly,
also
have
another
reason
to
cross
paths.
Janis
asks
him
if
his
foundation
will
help
excavate
a
mass
grave
in
her
home
village.
She
believes
that
at
the
site,
among
other
men
from
the
village
her
great-grandfather
was
also
killed
and
buried
during
the
Spanish
Civil
War.
Arturo
agrees
to
review
the
case
with
his
foundation
but
it
may
take
years.

As
they
spend
time
together
Arturo
and
Janis
get
into
a
relationship
of
convenience,
which
ends
when
she
finds
out
she
is
pregnant.
Despite
them
parting
ways
Janis
does
not
regret
having
the
child.
It
is
at
the
hospital
during
labour,
she
crosses
paths
with
Ana,
a
scared
adolescent
giving
birth
with
her
mother
by
her
side.
Both
being
single
mothers
bond
with
the
hopes
and
despair
of
motherhood,
they
exchange
numbers
and
hope
to
keep
in
touch.

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Months
after
giving
birth,
when
Arturo
sees
his
daughter
Cecilia
he
is
convinced
the
child
isn’t
his.
Appalled
by
this
accusation,
Janis
asks
him
to
leave
them
alone
but
doubt
seeps
into
her
mind.
She
decides
to
take
a
maternity
test
only
to
find
she
is
not
Cecilia’s
mother.
There
have
been
plenty
of
films
and
shows
exploring
the
switched
at
birth
plot,
however,
when
the
audience
is
led
to
expect
a
comedy,
director
Pedro
Almodóvar
spins
in
an
emotional
twist.

The
bright
colours
and
dark
tones
on
the
set
contrast
each
other
much
like
the
plot
and
the
story.
While
we
do
get
to
see
joy
in
Ana
and
Janis’ relationship
as
they
go
from
strangers
to
friendship
and
something
more
than
lovers,
it
also
holds
equal
appreciation
to
their
past.
Ana
comes
from
a
privileged
but
messy
family?
and
despite
having
everything,
the
most
she
manages
to
gain
from
is
herself.
On
the
other
hand,
Janis
raised
by
her
grandmother
after
her
hippie
mom
passed
away,
grows
up
to
revere
her
past
and
keep
it
alive.

The
direction
and
camera
work
like
fade
out
to
black,
and
slow
scene
cuts
are
sure
to
remind
the
audience
of
some
of
the
golden
works
of
early
cinema.
They
bring
a
sense
of
longing
among
the
characters
which
is
hard
to
come
by
in
the
21st
century’s
faced-paced
stories.
Penélope
Cruz
never
misses
a
beat
as
Janis
the
smart,
practical
woman,
a
mother
and
an
emotional
individual,
on
the
other
hand,
Milena
Smit
shines
bright
just
as
much,
even
next
to
Cruz.

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Overall,

Parallel
Mothers
is
an
exceptional
piece
of
art
that
is
enough
as
the
tale
with
hints
of
drama,
mystery,
joy
and
nostalgia,
but
it
offers
more
throughout
its
run
time.