Actress Pepa (Carmen Maura) learned that she was pregnant, but her joy did not last long because her lover Ivan (Fernando Guillén) suddenly disappeared. Pepa tried her best to contact Ivan, but ultimately found nothing, which made her hysterical and unbearable. At this moment, Ivan's wife Lucia (Juliet a Serrano) came to the door again to cause trouble. Soon, Pepa's friend Candela (María Barranco) also sought refuge for fear of police arrest. A group of women on the verge of mental breakdown come together to stage a tragic comedy...
The film was shortlisted for the main competition of the 1988 Venice Film Festival and eventually won the Best Screenplay Award; the 1988 European Film Festival's Best Young Work and Best Actress Award; the 1988 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film; the 1989 Goya Award for Best Actress (Carmen Maura), Best Editing, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (María Barranco).
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