Almodóvar turns darker here, opening in a Madrid under a state of emergency with a woman giving birth on a bus. From that moment chance ties five people together, and two of them are played by a young Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
On a bus in Madrid at Christmas 1970, with the city under a state of emergency, a young prostitute gives birth to Víctor. Twenty years later he goes looking for Elena, a girl he once spent the night with, and he’s in her flat when two policemen walk in. One of them will leave in a wheelchair.
BAFTA Awards
Nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language
1999
British Independent Film Awards
Nominated for Best Foreign Independent Film
1998
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