All About My Mother poster
Director Pedro Almodóvar
Screenplay Pedro Almodóvar

All About My Mother

Original Title: Todo sobre mi madre

Tagline: Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.

Release Date: 1999-04-16

Duration: 101 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Penélope Cruz
    Rosa
  • Antonia San Juan
    Agrado
  • Cecilia Roth
    Manuela
  • Candela Peña
    Nina
  • Marisa Paredes
    Huma
  • Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
    Mamen (uncredited)
  • Carme Fortuny
    Carmen
  • Agustín Almodóvar
    Taxi Driver
  • Fernando Fernán Gómez
    Rosa's Father
  • Fito Páez
    Spectator (uncredited)