JULIETA (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emma Suárez (The Red Squirrel), Adriana Ugarte (Combustion), Daniel Grao (Julia’s Eyes), Inma Cuesta (The Sleeping Voice), Michelle Jenner (Extraterrestrial), Darío Grandinetti (Talk to Her), Rossy de Palma (Broken Embraces), Susi Sánchez (Truman), Pilar Castro (Volver), Joaquín Notario (Dark Blue Almost Black), Nathalie Poza (The Weakness of the Bolshevik), Mariam Bachir (El Niño), Blanca Parés (Pasión Criminal), Priscilla Delgado (Amador), Sara Jiménez (Maktub)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her), director, writer; Agustín Almodóvar (The Skin I Live In) and Esther García (I’m So Excited!), producers; Alberto Iglesias (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), composer; Jean-Claude Larrieu (My Life Without Me), cinematographer; José Salcedo (All About My Mother), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Julieta (Suárez) is a Spanish widow who learns that her 18-year-old daughter Antía (Parés) has run away from home without any explanation. As she searches endlessly for her, Julieta is surprised to discover just how little she actually knows about her daughter…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Pedro Almodóvar is back with a powerful and beautiful Spanish drama that contains many of the tropes and stylistic signatures that only Almodóvar can pull off.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST 2016

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