Pedro AlmodóvarSpain, 2021, 2h 3min, VE. Cast: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma. [DCP]

Two women meet in a hospital room where they are about to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant accidentally. Janis, middle-aged, has no regrets and is elated. The other, Ana, a teenager, is scared, regretful, and traumatized. Janis tries to cheer her up as they walk through the hospital corridors. The few words they exchange in those hours create a very close bond between them, which, by chance, develops and becomes complicated, decisively changing their lives.

[Venice Film Festival 2021]