Romería is an upcoming drama film directed by Carla Simón starring Llúcia Garcia.

Romería
Directed byCarla Simón
Produced byMaría Zamora
CinematographyHélène Louvart
Production
companies
  • Elastica Films
  • Ventall Cinema
  • Dos Soles Media
  • Romería Vigo AIE
Distributed byElastica Films
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Germany

Plot

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Orphaned young woman Marina travels to Vigo to seek information about her biological father, died from AIDS. She comes across her uncle and the rest of her family on her father's side, who are nonetheless reluctant to look back to the past due to shame because of Marina's biological parents' struggles with substance abuse.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film is an Elastica Films co-production with Ventall Cinema, Dos Soles Media, and Romería Vigo AIE. It also had funding from ICAA, ICEC [ca], Xunta de Galicia, Eurimages, Creative Europe MEDIA, FFA, the Madrid regional administration, RTVE, Vodafone, Movistar Plus+, Netflix, 3Cat, ZDF/ARTE, and The Post Republic.[3] It boasted a budget of around 3.2 million.[4]

Filming began in Vigo in the northern hemisphere Summer of 2024.[1]

Release

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Prior to the start of production, the film was tentatively planned to be released in 2025.[5] It will be distributed in Spain by Elastica,[4] whereas mk2 Films acquired international sales rights.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Partearroyo, Daniel de (2 August 2024). "'Romería', de Carla Simón: reparto, rodaje y todo sobre la nueva película de la directora de 'Alcarràs'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  2. ^ R.V. (2 August 2024). "Carla Simón se viene de "Romería" a Vigo: inicia el rodaje de su nueva película". Faro de Vigo. Prensa Ibérica.
  3. ^ a b "Romería". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Carla Simón rueda en Vigo su tercer largo: 'Romería', una coproducción de Elástica, Ventall Cinema y Dos Soles Media". Audiovisual451. 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ Sotelino, B.R. (27 September 2023). "Carla Simón busca gallegos y francesas para la película que rodará en Vigo". La Voz de Galicia.