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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. Weaving through past and present, the script follows a transvestite performer who reconnects with a grade school sweetheart. Spurred on by this chance encounter, the character reflects on her childhood sexual victimization and the trauma of closeting her sexual orientation.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic81/100
1,094 audience votes
Key crew
- Pedro AlmodóvarScreenplay
- Alberto IglesiasOriginal Music Composer
- Pedro AlmodóvarDirector
Cast
- Gael García BernalÁngel / Juan / Zahara
- Fele MartínezEnrique Goded
- Daniel Giménez CachoPadre Manolo
- Lluís HomarSr. Berenguer
- Francisco MaestrePadre José
- Francisco BoiraIgnacio
- Juan FernándezMartín
- Nacho PérezYoung Ignacio
- Raúl García ForneiroYoung Enrique
- Javier CámaraPaca / Paquito
- Alberto FerreiroEnrique Serrano
- Petra MartínezMadre
Stills
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Themes
sexual identityfriendshipspainsexual abusedrug abusetransvestismmadrid, spaintranssexualityboarding schoolscreenplayidentitymovie business
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