What Have I Done to Deserve This?(¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!)
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Spain · 1984
1h 42m
Director Pedro Almodóvar
Starring Carmen Maura, Luis Hostalot, Ryo Hiruma, Ángel de Andrés López
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Almodóvar has described his fourth film as a homage to Italian Neorealism, although this tribute also involves jokes about paedophilia, prostitution, and a telekenetic child. The film, set in the towerblocks around Madrid, depicts female frustration and family breakdown.
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