All About My Mother
drama
141
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
36
Educational Value/50
28
Craft & Quality/50
44
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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A nurse travels to Barcelona after her son's death to find his father, an actor who is now a transgender woman. Almodovar's most accessible and emotionally generous film.
Educational about transgender identity, organ donation, and the AIDS crisis in 1990s Spain. Penelope Cruz is exceptional.
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