FILM CLUB: All About My Mother

In a tragic instant, nurse Manuela (Cecilia Roth) loses her teenage son. Grief-stricken, she sets out to search for the boy’s long-lost father in Barcelona, to tell him about the son he never knew.

There, she reawakens into a new maternal role: at the head of a surrogate family that includes a pregnant, HIV-positive nun (Penélope Cruz); an illustrious star of the stage (Marisa Paredes); and a transgender sex worker (Antonia San Juan). 

Enriched with emotional maturity and depth, Pedro Almodóvar's riveting melodrama is an exploration of motherhood bursting with superb performances, moving insight, a genuinely witty script and splendid visuals.

FILM CLUB films are £1 for members and £8 General Admission. More info at picturehouses.com/filmclub