High Heels

High Heels

A mother, a daughter, a lover. Relationships can be murder.

R 1991 · 114 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy, Crime

After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Written by Pedro Almodóvar

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