| Director: | Carla Simón |
| Producer: | María Zamora |
| Cinematography: | Hélène Louvart |
| Distributor: | Elastica Films |
Romería is an upcoming drama film directed by Carla Simón starring Llúcia Garcia.
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]
The film is an Elastica Films co-production with Ventall Cinema, Dos Soles Media, and Romería Vigo AIE. It also had funding from ICAA,, Xunta de Galicia, Eurimages, Creative Europe MEDIA, FFA, the Madrid regional administration, RTVE, Vodafone, Movistar Plus+, Netflix, 3Cat, ZDF/ARTE, and The Post Republic.[2] It boasted a budget of around €3.2 million.[3]
Filming began in Vigo in the northern hemisphere Summer of 2024.[4]
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, whereas mk2 Films acquired international sales rights.