Synopsis
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.
Parallel Mothers (2021) is a 2h 3min drama feature film by Pedro Almodóvar. Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis,... Selected for Red Dirt Film Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano, Arantxa Aranguren, Adelfa Calvo
Original language
Spanish
First release
October 8, 2021 (Belgium)
Production companies
El Deseo, Remotamente Films, Sony Pictures, RTVE
Awards
Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actress, Premio Feroz for Best Original Soundtrack, Volpi Cup for Best Actress
Setting
Madrid
Filming locations
Madrid
Crew
Screenplay
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer
Agustín Almodóvar
Cinematography
José Luis Alcaine
Editing
Teresa Font
Music
Alberto Iglesias
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
December 21, 2021
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 2022 academy_award
- Bolton International Film Festival 2022
- César Awards 2022 generic - Meilleur Film Étranger
- Goya Awards 2022 generic - Mejor película; Mejor dirección; Mejor actriz protagonista; Mejor actriz de reparto; Mejor dirección de fotografía; Mejor dirección artística; Mejor sonido
- Independent Spirit Awards 2022 generic
- AFI Fest 2021 generic - Red Carpet Premieres
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2021 - The Essentials
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Red Dirt Film Festival 2021
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2021 generic - Open Zone
- Sydney Film Festival 2021 generic - Special Presentations
- Venice Film Festival 2021 generic
Titles
| Original title | Madres paralelas | Spanish |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Madres Paralelas (Banda Sonora Original) - Alberto Iglesias (2021) | 1 release, 2022: Quartet Records |
| CD | Madres Paralelas (Banda Sonora Original) - Alberto Iglesias (2021) | 1 release, 2021: Quartet Records |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Belgium | October 8, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Spain | October 8, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | October 8, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 8, 2021 |
| Streaming | Portugal | October 8, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | October 28, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Greece | October 28, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 28, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | November 11, 2021 |
| Streaming | Switzerland | November 14, 2021 |
| Theatrical | France | December 1, 2021 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 15, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Puerto Rico | December 16, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | December 17, 2021 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 24, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Australia | January 27, 2022 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 28, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | January 28, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 3, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Russia | February 3, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | February 4, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | February 17, 2022 |
| Streaming | Brazil | February 18, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Poland | February 18, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Finland | March 4, 2022 |
| Streaming | Russia | March 4, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Germany | March 10, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | March 18, 2022 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | March 31, 2022 |
| Streaming | France | April 1, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | May 19, 2022 |
| Streaming | Germany | May 26, 2022 |
| Streaming | France | August 31, 2022 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | September 23, 2022 |
| Streaming | Ireland | September 23, 2022 |
| Television | Italy | November 1, 2023 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Spanish) | ||
| Home video | United States | April 5, 2022 |
| Home video | France | April 6, 2022 |
| Home video | Germany | June 2, 2022 |
Full credits
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Cast | Penélope Cruz (Janis), Milena Smit (Ana), Israel Elejalde (Arturo), Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (Teresa), Rossy de Palma (Elena), Julieta Serrano (Brígida), Arantxa Aranguren, Adelfa Calvo, José Javier Domínguez, Trinidad Iglesias, Inma Ochoa, Ana Peleteiro, Daniela Santiago, Chema Adeva, Luna Auria Contreras, Agustín Almodóvar, Carmen Flores Sandoval (Dolores), Alice Davies, Ainhoa Santamaría, Julio Manrique, María Jesús Hoyos, Mar Vidal, Lorenzo Profilio, Edy Pérez, Amets Iriondo, Adrián Navas, Yohana Yara, Pedro Casablanc, Carlotta Castro Bohórquez, Eira Rey Enríquez |
| Screenplay | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Producer | Agustín Almodóvar |
| Executive producer | Esther García |
| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Editing | Teresa Font |
| Music | Alberto Iglesias |
| Production design | Antxón Gómez |
| Visual effects | Montse Ribé |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q106103421 |
| IMDb | tt12618926 |
| TMDB | 766798 |
| MCC Québec | 428938 |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
