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Carmen and Lola 18 rating

Two teenage girls from a close-knit Roma community fall in love in this fresh and affecting coming-of-age romance from Spanish director Arantxa Echevarría.

Romance 2018 103 mins

Director: Arantxa Echevarria

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Overview

When tomboy Lola (Zaira Romero) meets glamorous Carmen (Rosy Rodríguez), sparks fly. There’s one problem: Carmen is engaged to Lola’s cousin Rafa. Meanwhile, Lola’s stern father has plans to marry off his daughter at the earliest opportunity. Nevertheless, the young women grow increasingly close while working at the local market, where Lola’s family sell fruit and vegetables and Carmen’s have an antiques stall. When marriage is viewed as the single most important thing a woman can aspire to, the relationship these two women envisage may not quite fit the values of a patriarchal society.

With its lean, resonant script and impressive performances by Romero and Rodríguez, this gritty exploration of the emotional terrain of first love is a heartfelt directorial debut by Arantxa Echevarría.

Director
Arantxa Echevarria
Featuring
Zaira RomeroRosy RodríguezMoreno BorjaRafaela LeónCarolina Yuste
Genres
RomanceDrama
Certificate
18Brief strong sexual images
Released
2018
Country
Spain
Language
Spanish with English subtitles