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"A heart-breaking paean to femininity, the maternal instinct and the thirst for drama."—Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

"Filled with marvelous performances, fabulous wit, and some dizzying images."—Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chronicle

"So intrinsically rich that it doesn't need any metaphors."—Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Manuela is the perfect mother who has built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son. But when tragedy strikes and her beloved only child is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. The heartbroken woman learns his wish was to know his father - the man she abandoned when she was pregnant 18 years earlier. Returning to Barcelona to find him, Manuela overcomes her grief and becomes a caregiver to a colorful family: a pregnant nun (Penélope Cruz), a trans sexworker (Antonia San Juan), and two troubled actresses (Marisa Paredes and Candela Peña). With riveting performances, unforgettable characters and creative plot twists, this touching screwball melodrama is a poignant masterpiece of unconditional love, survival and redemption.