Broken Embraces
Score: 7.3 / 10
Release Date: December 18, 2009Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Producer: Esther García
Studio: Mongrel Media
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar, José Luis Gómez, Ángela Molina, Rossy de Palma
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 128 minutes
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Broken Embraces Synopsis
A blind screenwriter (Lluìs Homar) used to be a film director working under the name Mateo. How did he lose his sight? Flash back 14 years to the '90s. Mateo is hired to direct a film and immediately falls in love with Lena (Penélope Cruz), the film's star who is also the mistress of the producer, an aging millionaire. As Mateo and Lena embark on a passionate affair, the producer hires his son to spy on them.
In Spanish with English subtitles.