Romería
At a young age, Marina lost her parents to addiction and illness. Now that she is 18, she travels to Vigo, a sunny city on the Atlantic coast of Spain, armed with a camcorder. There she will finally meet her father's family, if only because she needs one of them to sign a scholarship application. And indeed, she gets to know a whole procession of uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents. They are all equally warm and hospitable, but also irritable and evasive. This does not make it any easier for Marina to form a picture of who her parents actually were. She tries to fit conflicting memories and sometimes very painful new information together like pieces of a puzzle, but they hardly fit.
In Romería (pilgrimage), director Carla Simón tells a very personal, strongly autobiographical story about how difficult it is to really know your parents. In addition to debutante Llúcia Garcia, the beautiful Galician coast also plays a leading role.
Expat Cinema Meet-up: Wednesday 15 April at 18:45
Join our Expat Meet-ups! Meet likeminded people, watch recent foreign language films with English subs and get together for drinks. Twice a month at Rialto VU. Screening on Tuesday 15 April at 18:45: Romería – click here for tickets. Afterwards we'll get together for talks & drinks.
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