Parallel Mothers (2021)

Maternity ward roommates form a bond as they labor and deliver on the same day. In a B-plot, one of the women is working toward having a mass grave in her hometown exhumed so that family can give the dead proper burials. 

Almodovar puts his stamp on things: the main apartment is a decorating dream and the score deepens every conversation. But I found the main mystery predictable and character behavior in the wake of revelation to be mystifying. Worth a watch for sure, but it's unlikely to top any "best of Almodovar" lists.

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