Carmen & Lola

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Carmen & Lola

2018

1h 43m

Drama

Romance

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Two Roma women fall in love, leading to them being rejected by their community.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

A pleasant but linear, single-issue movie, which is compassionate and deeply felt, but also tidy and tamed, just like first love isn't.

May 23, 2018

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Leslie Felperin

The Hollywood Reporter

Ultimately both insipid and arguably too sympathetic for some viewers to the homophobic attitudes of the family.

May 18, 2018

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

This energetic first feature from Arantxa Echevarria combines a vibrantly realised sense of place and Spain's gypsy community with assured work with a cast of non-professional actors.

May 16, 2018

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

With all the vim and passion of southern Europe, expect raised voices, Latin flair and a lot of earnest intensity.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2021

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Writer-director Arantxa Echevarria has a terrific eye for authenticity, placing a bold narrative in a place and time that's strikingly honest.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 15, 2021

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Alex Hudson

Exclaim!

Their tender interactions have echoes of a Jane Austen novel, where even subtle touches and passing comments carry tremendous weight.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 18, 2020

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Carmen M

Moving movie about love I saw this movie pop up on Netflix, and naturally, since my name is Carmen, had to watch it. I don’t remember the last time I cried so much during a movie. It was really well acted, slow without being boring, and though I live in Spain I had previously no inkling of the difficulties for same sex relationships in Romani culture. I will think about this movie for a long time to come.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/25

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Frans G

After some obstacles two young roma girls fall in love with each other. It's an unmentionable taboo in the traditional roma world. Very realistic and purely portrayed and filmed and not provocative. Expertly made and with a lot of daring, just by choosing this loaded topic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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charming m

Stunningly acted atmospheric take on 'love against the odds' amid the grinding monotony of life for the tight-knit Roma community in Madrid's congested 'barrios' - neighbourhoods where everyone knows your business and there seems nowhere to escape to. Such a good and profound film that on second viewing i noticed small gestures that had gone unnoticed first time round, Zaira Morales and Rosy Rodriguez are simply outstanding as the star-crossed lovers, while Director and writer Arantxa Echevarría gets the raucous life of the Spanish capital's Roma spot on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Audience Member

I thought I was very well done pretty accurate I think.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

it's interesting to know the gypsy universe and sadly the reality that is shown, but talkin about the script and construction I didn't see many new elements

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

good and exciting movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Rosy Rodriguez

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Moreno Borja

Paco

Rafaela León

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Synopsis

Two Roma women fall in love, leading to them being rejected by their community.

Director: Arantxa Echevarría
Producer: Arantxa Echevarría, Pilar Sanchez Diaz
Screenwriter: Arantxa Echevarría
Production Co: Comunidad de Madrid, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Orange S.A.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2020
Runtime: 1h 43m

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