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What Have I Done to Deserve This?

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

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What Have I Done to Deserve This?

"The Hell of Home."

1984

1h 42m

7.1(271 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Carmen Maura

Carmen Maura

Gloria

Luis Hostalot

Luis Hostalot

Polo

Ryo Hiruma

Profesor kendo

Ángel de Andrés López

Ángel de Andrés López

Antonio

Gonzalo Suárez

Gonzalo Suárez

Lucas Villalba

Verónica Forqué

Verónica Forqué

Cristal

Juan Martínez

Toni

Chus Lampreave

Chus Lampreave

Abuela

Kiti Mánver

Kiti Mánver

Juani

Sonia Hohmann

Vanessa

Creative team

Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Written by: Pedro Almodóvar

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