All About My Mother

All About My Mother
Spanish theatrical release poster by Oscar Mariné
Spanish	Todo sobre mi madre
Directed by	Pedro Almodóvar
Written by	Pedro Almodóvar
Produced by	Agustín Almodóvar
Starring	Cecilia Roth Marisa Paredes Candela Peña Antonia San Juan Penélope Cruz Rosa Maria Sardà Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Guillén Toni Cantó Eloy Azorín Carlos Lozano
Cinematography	Affonso Beato
Edited by	José Salcedo
Music by	Alberto Iglesias
Production companies	El Deseo Renn Productions France 2 Cinéma Via Digital
Distributed by	Warner Sogefilms (Spain) Pathé (France)
Release dates	16 April 1999 (1999-04-16) (Spain) 19 May 1999 (1999-05-19) (France)
Running time	104 minutes 101 minutes[1] (US cut)
Countries	Spain France
Languages	Spanish Catalan English
Budget	P600 million ($4,989,091)
Box office	$68 million[2]

All About My Mother (Spanish: Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa Maria Sardà, and Fernando Fernán Gómez.

The plot originates in Almodóvar's earlier film The Flower of My Secret (1995) which shows student doctors being trained in how to persuade grieving relatives to allow organs to be used for transplant, focusing on the mother of a teenager killed in a road accident. All About My Mother deals with complex issues such as AIDS, gender identity, homosexuality, faith, and existentialism.

The film was a commercial and critical success internationally, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in addition to the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Awards for Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Direction (Almodóvar). The film also won six Goya Awards including Best Film, Best Director (Almodóvar), Best Actress (Roth).