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16/06/1989 (GB)
Comedy, Drama
1h 28m
- 74% (935 votes)
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A comedy about someone you know.
Overview
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
- Pedro AlmodóvarDirector, Screenplay
Original Title
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
$700,000
Revenue
$14,979,298
Keywords
- infidelity
- friendship
- airport
- madrid, spain
- suicide attempt
- pregnancy
- female friendship
- slapstick comedy
- female protagonist
- terrorism
- relationship
- nervous breakdown
- ex-wife
- mental health
- criterion
- sleeping pill
- lies
- independent film
- apartment
- actress
- frustration
Top Billed Cast
Carmen Maura
Pepa
Antonio Banderas
Carlos
Julieta Serrano
Lucía
María Barranco
Candela
Rossy de Palma
Marisa
Kiti Mánver
Paulina Morales
Guillermo Montesinos
Taxi Driver
Chus Lampreave
Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Eduardo Calvo
Lucía's Father
Loles León
Secretary
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