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Summary
When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 85Audiences 79GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer88%
Metascore81
Audience score86%
Letterboxd · 128 K ratings4.0/5
User score7.6
IMDb7.4
Box office
8.1×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $40 M
Worldwide it earned $35 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 21 more
+12Released
2004
March 19, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
LatinMade in
- Spain
Rated
- NC-17United States
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more22 people
- Gael García BernalÁngel / Juan / Zahara
- Fele MartínezEnrique Goded
- Daniel Giménez CachoPadre Manolo
- Lluís HomarSr. Berenguer
- Francisco MaestrePadre José
- Francisco BoiraIgnacio
- Juan FernándezMartín
- Nacho PérezYoung Ignacio
- RGRaúl García ForneiroYoung Enrique
Javier CámaraPaca / Paquito
Alberto FerreiroEnrique Serrano
Petra MartínezMadre- SSandraTransformista
Roberto HoyasCamarero
Agustín AlmodóvarLimpiador Piscina (uncredited)
Robert ForcadellMan in Public (uncredited)- LLLuis Lobos NegrosMotero Ochentero (uncredited)
Pol MonenNiño (uncredited)
Sara MontielSoledad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pau PochNiño (uncredited)
Leonor WatlingMónica (uncredited)
José María YázpikExtra (uncredited)
Directing · 7
- Pedro Almodóvar Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Jorge Dorado Second Assistant Director
- David Martínez Assistant Director
- Ainara Gamero Second Assistant Director
- Patricia Guadaño Third Assistant Director
- Adolfo Bellido Third Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Esther García Executive Producer
- Agustín Almodóvar Producer
- Joserra Cadiñanos Casting
- Toni Novella Production Manager
- Angie Paúl Production Assistant
Camera · 2
- José Luis Alcaine Director of Photography
- Joaquín Manchado Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- José Salcedo Editor
Sound · 9
- Alberto Iglesias Original Music Composer
- Miguel Rejas Sound Designer
- Diego Garrido Assistant Sound Editor
- Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató Boom Operator
- Manuel Corrales Sound Effects
- José Antonio Bermúdez Sound Mixer
Art · 4
- Antxón Gómez Art Direction, Production Design
- Pilar Revuelta Set Decoration
- Víctor Molero Set Decoration
- Joxean Goya Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- Paco Delgado Costume Design
- Jean-Paul Gaultier Costume Design
- Karol Tornaria Makeup & Hair Assistant, Assistant Makeup Artist
- Ana Lozano Makeup Artist
- Montse Ribé Makeup Effects Designer
- Suzanne Stokes-Munton Wigmaker
Visual Effects · 4
- Jorge Calvo Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nike Alonso Visual Effects Producer
- Rubén Sanz Visual Effects Producer
- Sara Alavés Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Fernando Beltrán Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Diego García Stunts
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