Volver is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast that also includes Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave. Revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid, Cruz plays Raimunda, a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter Paula. To top off the family crisis, her mother Irene returns from the dead to tie up loose ends. The plot originates in Almodóvar's earlier film The Flower of My Secret, where it features as a novel which is rejected for publication but is stolen to form the screenplay of a film named The Freezer.
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Produced by | Esther García |
| Writer(s) | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Starring | Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave |
| Music | Alberto Iglesias |
| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Production, company | El Deseo |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Released | March 17, 2006 (Spain) |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $9.4 million |
| Box office | $87.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 70044890 |
About Volver
Raimunda is a working mother who misses her own mother, Irene, who died several years before. However, when a family crisis comes up, Irene comes back from the dead to help Raimunda and her family.
Achievement of Volver
Pedro Almodovar wrote and directed the film. Penelope Cruz became the first Spanish woman ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Lead Actress for her role as Raimunda.
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