Parallel Mothers (Spain 2022)

[Rating M]
Two women, one aged 17 and the other aged 40, give birth on the same day and form a unique bond.

As Roger Ebert says. "From those earliest, kind-hearted conversations, the two women find themselves connecting in myriad, unexpected ways during one of the most vulnerable and thrilling times in their lives. They share all the elation and exhaustion and more."

I say no more except that the twists and turns are fascinating, and may well evoke our own experience of our mothers or of motherhood.

The NZ Herald reviewer was right. "The movie shows how life's events can turn us into different versions of ourselves. Its plot twists are taut and gripping, its messages haunting."

The film was highly acclaimed and nominated for two oscars.

A must-see!