A mother, a daughter, a lover. Relationships can be murder.
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
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The film's tagline is: "A mother, a daughter, a lover. Relationships can be murder."
The original title is "Tacones lejanos" (ES).
The film grossed $1.7M at the box office.
The runtime is 114 minutes (1h 54m).
It was a co-production between: Spain, France.
The film was directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
The screenplay was written by Pedro Almodóvar.
The score was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Cinematography was handled by Alfredo Mayo.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0103030.
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Tacones lejanos
Released
R
Español
Spain, France
$1,710,057
