# Parallel Mothers (2021)

> Two mothers bound by a hospital-room encounter confront fractured family identity alongside Spain’s unresolved historical ghosts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/543793

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano, Arantxa Aranguren, Adelfa Calvo
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12618926/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: emotionally heightened, tender, tense, arthouse film night, spanish cinema night

## Synopsis

Two women from different walks of life find their lives intertwined in the most unexpected way during a life-changing moment.

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