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Critic Helen O'Hara
rated 8

Penélope Cruz gives a startlingly good turn as put-upon housewife and breadwinner Raimunda.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

It is refreshing to see Cruz acting in the culture and language that is her own.

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Critic Keith Phipps
rated 8

Almodóvar is still one of the few directors worth watching just for how he uses color on the screen. But the pleasures have always run much deeper, and now they run deeper still.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Marjorie Baumgarten
rated 9

No working male director loves the community of women more than Almodóvar, and Volver is his ode of love to women’s congress and fortitude. A delightful blend of melodrama and comedy...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 8

Vi finder både den komiske realisme fra de tidlige år og melodramaet fra 90’erne – nu garneret med klare elementer af thriller.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Carmen Maura
As Irene
Penélope Cruz
As Raimunda
Agustín Almodóvar
As Hardware Store Employee (uncredited)
Chus Lampreave
As Tía Paula
Lola Dueñas
As Sole

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In the bustling streets of Madrid, a young mother named Raimunda is trying to make a living and protect her daughter from her abusive father. But when her mother's ghost appears to her, Raimunda is forced to confront her past and the secrets she thought she had left behind in her hometown. As her mother's spirit lingers, Raimunda's life becomes intertwined with the world of the dead, and she must find a way to reconcile her past and present. A powerful and poignant tale of family, love, and loss, Volver is a haunting exploration of the bonds that tie us together, both in life and beyond.

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Volver was released in theaters on November 3, 2006.