‘Romeria’ Review: Carla Simón’s Poetic Portrait Of A Family Trying To Forget [Cannes]

CANNES – The protagonist at the center of “Romeria” hits very close to home for director and screenwriter Carla Simón. It’s 2004, and Marina, portrayed by newcomer Llúcia Garcia, has headed to Vigo, on Spain’s Atlantic coast. The 18-year-old is meeting most of her family on her father’s side for the first time. A family that, for the most part, didn’t want to talk about the addiction and disease that killed her father over a decade prior. Continue reading ‘Romeria’ Review: Carla Simón’s Poetic Portrait Of A Family Trying To Forget [Cannes] at The Playlist.

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‘Romeria’ Review: Carla Simón’s Poetic Portrait Of A Family Trying To Forget [Cannes]
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CANNES – The protagonist at the center of “Romeria” hits very close to home for director and screenwriter Carla Simón. It’s 2004, and Marina, portrayed by newcomer Llúcia Garcia, has headed to Vigo, on Spain’s Atlantic coast. The 18-year-old is meeting most of her family on her father’s side for the first time. A family that, for the most part, didn’t want to talk about the addiction and disease that killed her father over a decade prior.

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