-Date: 29 Aug & 5 Sep-

Screening will be preceded by Local Filmmaker He Shuming's film, 'Matinee At Three'.

"There’s such warmth; deeply felt but never sentimental. The colours are bold, the characters complex, and the melodrama unapologetic. It’s a film about mothers and daughters, secrets and survival, all wrapped in Almodóvar’s signature affection for television, cinema, and women who refuse to be written off." - Filmmaker He Shuming.

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Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) lives and works in Madrid with her husband, Paco, and their daughter, Paula. Her sister, Sole (Lola Dueñas), lives nearby, and both sisters share a deep sense of loss for their mother, Irene (Carmen Maura), who died several years ago in a house fire along with their father. A former neighbour from their hometown claims to have seen the ghost of Irene, but the sisters are sceptical. Following a murder and a family tragedy, Irene's spirit begins to materialise around her daughters to provide them with comfort.