Romería
Directed by Carla Simón
2025Feature115 minSpain14A
Orphaned young, 18-year-old Marina travels to Spain's Atlantic coast to meet the grandparents she never knew, and pieces together the story of her parents.
Synopsis
Marina, 18, orphaned at a young age, must travel to Spain’s Atlantic coast to obtain a signature for a scholarship application from the paternal grandparents she has never met. She navigates a sea of new aunts, uncles, and cousins, uncertain whether she will be embraced or met with resistance. Stirring long-buried emotions, reviving tenderness, and uncovering unspoken wounds tied to the past, Marina pieces together the fragmented and often contradictory memories of the parents she barely remembers.
The director
Carla Simón is a Catalan filmmaker whose debut feature Summer 1993 won Best First Feature at the Berlinale. Her second, Alcarràs, won the Golden Bear in 2022. Romería, which premiered in competition at Cannes in 2025, continues her exploration of memory, family and place.
Press
“Films are often referred to as a “slow burn.” Romeria \[...\] can be called a “slow sunburn.”
“Carla Simón’s gripping pilgrimage tackles Aids, parents and the legacy of secrets”
“The naturalism as a result of her formal choices keeps the film small, going for minimalism rather than grand gestures, but when Simón does take a swing she knocks it out of the park.”
On screens
- Oct 26Fredericton Monday Night Film Series - Tilley Hall UNB - Film Circuit · Fredericton, NBTickets ↗
- Oct 26Reel on the River - Silver City - Film Circuit · Mission, BCTickets ↗
- Nov 2Regent Theatre · Picton, ONTickets ↗
- Nov 6 – Nov 8Salmar Grand Theatre - Shuswap Film Society · Salmon Arm, BCTickets ↗
- Dec 2Kelowna Film Society - Cineplex Cinemas Orchard Plaza · Kelowna, BCTickets ↗
Already played at 22 cinemas in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, St. Catharines, Quebec City, Victoria, Saskatoon, Halifax, Waterloo, Hamilton, Montréal, Whitehorse, Winnipeg and more.
