Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Almodóvar once again entangles his characters in acrobatic twists of plot, desire, and dark humor.

At the center of the film is a woman who plans to end her life after being abandoned by her lover — but her suicidal intentions are forced to wait.

A knock at the door interrupts her plans: a friend seeking refuge for her terrorist boyfriend. Soon after, the lover’s young son arrives, followed by his wife sipping a deadly drink, the police — and a cascade of further surprises.

What unfolds is a dizzying dance of emotional and comic chaos.

Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and a winner of major awards at the Venice and Toronto film festivals, as well as multiple Goya Awards and critics’ prizes.