In Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get married, become entwined.
Acting
Five Spanish legends devouring every scene.
Writing
Mothers as messy as their sons, finally.
Director
Manuel Gómez Pereira
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released mere months after Spain legalized same-sex marriage in July 2005, making it practically a propaganda film for progress.
Carmen Maura walked out of Almodóvar's orbit for this—her first major non-Pedro role in years, and she plays a homophobic mom. Delicious irony.
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