Parallel Mothers
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.
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Cast
30 people
Penélope Cruz
Janis
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Milena Smit
Ana
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The Platform 2
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Israel Elejalde
Arturo
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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Teresa
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The Machinist
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Rossy de Palma
Elena
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Julieta Serrano
Brígida
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pain and Glory
Arantxa Aranguren
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Adelfa Calvo
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Toy Boy
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José Javier Domínguez
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The Laws of Thermodynamics
Trinidad Iglesias
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Cathedral of the Sea
Inma Ochoa
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Ana Peleteiro
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Pedro Almodóvar Director · Alberto Iglesias Composer José Luis Alcaine Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $11M · United States release December 15, 2021
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,099,858
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
El Deseo
Production
TVE
Production
Netflix
Studio
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Madres paralelas
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2021
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
Spain · October 8, 2021
Theatrical
United States · December 15, 2021
Limited theatrical · MoMA - The Contenders
United States · April 5, 2022
Physical
United States
October 8, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 10, 2021 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 15, 2021 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 24, 2021 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
October 29, 2021 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
November 4, 2021 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival
November 13, 2021 · Premiere · AFI Fest
December 24, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Australia
November 12, 2021 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 8, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
February 3, 2022 · Theatrical
February 18, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Czechia
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 15, 2021 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
December 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
March 4, 2022 · Theatrical
France
October 10, 2021 · Premiere · Toulouse Cinespaña Film Festival
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
October 23, 2021 · Premiere · Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
December 1, 2021 · Theatrical
April 1, 2022 · Digital · VOD
April 6, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Bluray
August 31, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
March 10, 2022 · Theatrical
May 26, 2022 · Digital
June 2, 2022 · Physical
Greece
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 19, 2022 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
September 23, 2022 · Digital · MUBI
Italy
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical
November 1, 2023 · TV
Lithuania
October 8, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 8, 2021 · Limited theatrical
October 8, 2021 · Theatrical
Poland
November 15, 2021 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
February 18, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 8, 2021 · Digital
Puerto Rico
December 16, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
February 3, 2022 · Theatrical · Вольга
March 4, 2022 · Digital · Вольга
Singapore
February 17, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
October 7, 2021 · Premiere · Madrid
Sweden
November 10, 2021 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival (Opening Film)
February 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 14, 2021 · Digital
Türkiye
March 18, 2022 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 11, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical
September 23, 2022 · Digital · MUBI
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