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Roma
2018 135 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 12+
★8.5
Drama
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
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Description
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
Budget:
$15M
Worldwide:
$1.14M
Starring
Yalitza Aparicio
Actor
Marina de Tavira
Actor
Diego Cortina Autrey
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2019
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2019
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2019
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2019
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2019
— David Lean Award for Direction
BAFTA 2019
— Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA 2019
— Best Production Design
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2019
— FIPRESCI Prize – Best Film of the Year
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2018
— Audience Award – Best Film
Goya Awards 2019
— Best Latin American Film
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards 2019
— Best Production Design
Golden Globe 2019
— Best Director
Golden Globe 2019
— Best International Feature Film
Golden Globe 2019
— Best Screenplay
Venice Film Festival 2018
— Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival 2018
— SIGNIS Award
BAFTA 2019
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2019
— Best Film Editing
Key opinion
Roma is a highly polarizing, meticulously crafted autobiographical drama that balances high technical acclaim with criticism for its slow pacing. While admirers praise its emotional intimacy and immersive historical detail, detractors often find the narrative too static and detached to justify its length.
| Cinematography | The cinematography is universally recognized as a masterful, technically precise achievement that renders 1970s Mexico with immersive, documentary-like detail. | |
| Acting | Yalitza Aparicio’s performance is widely lauded for its sincerity, grounding the film's observational style with an impeccable, emotionally resonant portrayal of Cleo. | |
| Pacing | The deliberate, slow-paced narrative rewards viewers seeking a contemplative experience, while others find the lack of traditional plot hooks and overt conflict to be boring or insubstantial. | |
| Emotion | The film's emotional impact is divisive: supporters find it deeply moving and profound, whereas critics describe the formal, observational approach as emotionally distant or manipulative. |