Volver (2006)

121 min ·R

ComedyDramaRomance

child abusefirerapesexual abusemadrid, spainstaged deathsuperstitionreturnsolidarityvillageabusive fatherdeathghostreturn from deaddisposing of a dead bodyeccentric womanmother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipla mancha, spainthree generationsend of lifepop-up restaurantaccidental stabbingincest rapewomen centric film

Raimunda lives and works in Madrid with her husband Paco and their daughter Paula. Raimunda's sister Sole lives nearby. The two sisters miss their mother Irene who died several years ago in a house fire along with their father. When a former neighbor from their hometown reports that she has seen the ghost of Irene, the daughters do not believe her. After a murder and a family tragedy, however, Irene's spirit materializes around her daughters to comfort them.