Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
The film moves between grief and warmth, with vivid colours and a tone that takes melodrama seriously while still allowing humour. It is about women who catch each other without ever becoming preachy. The pace is calm, the emotions big but never staged as kitsch.
Good for you if you like emotional, colourful dramas about family, loss and solidarity.
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