8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 2021 • 123 min • Adults (18+)
Parallel Mothers (2021)
Parallel Mothers (2021)
Overview
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
Starring Cast
Penélope Cruz • Milena Smit • Israel Elejalde
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
Starring Cast
Penélope Cruz • Milena Smit • Israel Elejalde
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by championing the exhumation of mass graves and the acknowledgment of historical atrocities from the Spanish Civil War, framing it as a moral imperative for truth and justice. This unwavering advocacy for historical memory positions the film as clearly left.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The film features a traditional Spanish cast without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative, however, strongly emphasizes social justice through its central theme of historical memory, advocating for the marginalized victims of a past oppressive regime, and also focuses on women's stories and motherhood.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: Medium
Parallel Mothers features a central romantic relationship between two women, Janis and Ana, depicted with dignity and complexity. Their same-sex relationship is a source of love and support, facing external challenges unrelated to their queer identity, affirming the worth of LGBTQ+ lives and love.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Parallel Mothers does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on two women's intertwined lives, motherhood, and historical memory, without engaging with transgender identities or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Parallel Mothers is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could be canonically established and then altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Parallel Mothers is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
9.6
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