SPAIN · 1999
All About My Mother
Spanish Cinema Post-Franco
maternal love and loss
transgender identity
redemption and forgiveness
found family
hiv/aids
Synopsis
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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maternal love and loss · transgender identity · redemption and forgiveness · found family · hiv/aids
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