Overview

• 'Romería,' Carla Simón’s third feature film, debuted in the official competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, receiving an 8-10 minute standing ovation at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
• The film, inspired by Simón’s family history, focuses on an 18-year-old protagonist’s journey to uncover her late father’s past while addressing Spain’s 1980s heroin and HIV crises.
• Critics have lauded 'Romería' as 'reflexive,' 'delicate,' and 'absorbing,' highlighting Simón’s blend of realist storytelling with experimental, dreamlike sequences.
• Simón, eight months pregnant with her second child, attended the premiere, marking a significant milestone in her career as she closes her autobiographical film cycle.
• The film utilizes personal elements, such as letters from Simón’s mother, to explore themes of memory, collective silence, and familial identity, while also addressing broader historical and societal taboos.