To the cookie settings To the main content To the footer

Romería

Carla Simón
Sat 2 May - Wed 6 May
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Drugs- and alcoholabuse
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

Marina (Llúcia Garcia) is 18 years old and was orphaned at a young age. In order to obtain a signature for a scholarship application, she travels to Spain’s Atlantic coast to visit her paternal grandparents, whom she has never met.

There, she finds herself surrounded by a maze of aunts, uncles, and cousins, uncertain whether she will be welcomed or met with resistance. As old emotions resurface, tenderness begins to blossom again, and unspoken wounds from the past come to light, Marina tries to piece together the fragmented and often conflicting memories of her parents.

Skip
Zoom in Zoom in Zoom in

Romería, partly based on the life of director Carla Simón, is an intimate and visually striking drama in which the power of imagination offers comfort and reconciliation. The film forms the final part of a trilogy in which Simón explores her personal history: while Summer 1993 and Alcarràs are set in the Catalan countryside, she now moves to northwestern Spain, to Galicia, illuminating a dark chapter of Spanish history through the scars of a searching generation.

Despite its different setting and tone compared to her earlier films, Simón once again confirms her status as one of the most important voices in contemporary Spanish cinema with her third feature. Romería was a major success in Spain, attracting more than 120,000 admissions in its first week, and had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or.

Romería
Direction
Carla Simón
Cast
Llúcia Garcia, Mitch Martín, Tristán Ulloa
Duration
114 min
RELEASE
Thu 9 Apr
Year
2025
Country
Spain
Language
Spanish, Catalan, French, Galician
Subtitles
Dutch
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Drugs- and alcoholabuse
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

Put me on the waiting list

Wish list

Added:

To wishlist