Volver (2006) - Pedro Almodovar | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
Directed by Pedro Almodovar
Release Date - Mar 17, 2006 | Run Time - 121 min. | MPAA Rating - R
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Volver is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave. Revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid, Cruz stars as Raimunda, a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter Paula. To top off the family crisis, her mother Irene returns from the dead to tie up loose ends.
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Abusive Father, Best Actress, Child Abuse, Death, Family Relationships, Fire, Ghost, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Rape, Return, Secret, Superstition, Village
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Filming Location: Madrid
Narrative Location: La Mancha, Madrid
Subject: afterlife, intergenerationality
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Volver
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Volver: Å vende tilbake
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