Roma

Rating: Overflowing

Cast: Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Writer: Alfonso Cuaron

Producers: Nicolas Celis, Alfonso Cuaron and Gabriela Rodriguiz

Music by:  N/A

Rated: R for graphic nudity, some disturbing images and language

Release Date: 11/21/18

Favorite Character: Cleodegaria “Cleo” Gutierrez

Tagline: There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.

Quote: “Mountains are old, but they’re still green.”- Dra. Velez

Fun Facts: About 90% of the film are from Alfonso Cuaron’s memories.

The doctors in the hospital scene are really doctors, not actors.

Roma is ‘Amor’ spelled backwards and amor is a spanish word for ‘love.’

Roma is the first mexican film to win “Best Foreign Language film” at the Academy Awards.

Summary: The film focuses on the family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970’s.

The Review: If you say Cinema is NOT art, watch Roma and it’ll prove you wrong!

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