Volver
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Released
- 2006
- Country
- Spain
Details
Release year: 2006
Storyline
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Top credits
Penélope Cruz — Raimunda
Carmen Maura — Irene
Lola Dueñas — Sole
Blanca Portillo — Agustina
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• In Pedro Almodóvar's eleventh film, The Flower of My Secret (1995), the main character (Leo) is criticized for writing a novel about a woman whose husband attempts to rape her daughter and, after the daughter kills him, hides his body in her neighbor's restaurant freezer. Eleven years later, this plot line is used in this movie.
• First movie of Pedro Almodóvar and Carmen Maura together in 18 years. Their friendship broke after shooting Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988).
• Penélope Cruz became the first Spanish actress to be nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Oscars®.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $12,899,867
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $202,000 (2006-11-05)