All About My Mother
“Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.”
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.
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Cast
33 people
Cecilia Roth
Manuela
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The Crimes That Bind
The Pier
Marisa Paredes
Huma Rojo
Known for
Life Is Beautiful
The Skin I Live In
Candela Peña
Nina
Known for
The Asunta Case
Hierro
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Known for
The Platform
Hierro
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Vanilla Sky
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Known for
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
Spanish Affair 2
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Known for
Butterfly
The Spirit of the Beehive
Fernando Guillén
Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Known for
Law of Desire
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Toni Cantó
Lola
Known for
The Last Match
Carlos Lozano
Mario
Also in
Killer Housewives
Vampiras: The Brides
Eloy Azorín
Esteban
Known for
Raising Voices
Grand Hotel
Manuel Morón
Doctor 1
Known for
The Plague
Patria
Pedro Almodóvar Director · Alberto Iglesias Composer Affonso Beato Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $68M · Budget $5M · United States release November 24, 1999
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$67,958,231
Gross vs. budget
13.6×
Production
El Deseo
Production
Renn Productions
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Spain · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Todo sobre mi madre
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Catalan · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · April 8, 1999
Premiere
Spain · April 16, 1999
Theatrical
United States · November 24, 1999
Limited theatrical
United States
September 24, 1999 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 7, 1999 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
March 31, 2000 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 16, 1999 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
October 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 18, 2000 · Theatrical
June 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 21, 2000 · Theatrical
France
May 15, 1999 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 19, 1999 · Theatrical
April 26, 2000 · Physical · DVD
April 1, 2017 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 20, 2017 · Digital · VOD
Germany
November 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
October 29, 1999 · Theatrical
July 25, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Japan
April 29, 2000 · Limited theatrical
Mexico
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 2, 2000 · Theatrical
November 15, 2000 · Physical · DVD
January 22, 2005 · TV · Nederland 1
Poland
October 1, 1999 · Theatrical
March 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
January 29, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 24, 2026 · Premiere · Sunny Bunny International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 27, 1999 · Theatrical
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