Renown photographer Janis Martínez (Penélope Cruz) has a session with archaeologist Arturo. She is looking to recover the remains of her ancestor who was killed by the fascists and Arturo is leading a campaign to dig up the remains. They have an affair and a baby. He's already married and leaves her by herself. At the hospital, she is in a room with a pregnant girl named Ana (Milena Smit). Something happens that ties the two women together.
Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is using the recent push to exhume past victims of Franco as material for his latest film. It's a compelling story of two women but it is the historical backdrop that makes this movie even more compelling. Of course, the switch story is alluding to the many children stolen by the state from many poor families to be raised as good little fascists. This movie is a struggle to uncover the truth and the past. In a way, this is a fight between burying the past and living with truth in both the film and out in the world.
Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is using the recent push to exhume past victims of Franco as material for his latest film. It's a compelling story of two women but it is the historical backdrop that makes this movie even more compelling. Of course, the switch story is alluding to the many children stolen by the state from many poor families to be raised as good little fascists. This movie is a struggle to uncover the truth and the past. In a way, this is a fight between burying the past and living with truth in both the film and out in the world.