Writer/director Carla Simón has previously channeled her personal experiences of losing her parents to AIDS in her 2017 debut Summer 1993. She returns to the topic with Romería. The film stars Llúcia Garcia as Marina, a teenager who was orphaned at a young age. Meeting with her paternal grandparents for the first time, Marina's presence opens old wounds and unspoken pain.
Mitch Martín, Tristán Ulloa, Celine Tyll, León Romagosa, Hans Romagosa, Marina Troncoso and José Ángel Egido also star.
Romería is in UK/ROI cinemas from May 8th.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.