by Alex Billington
April 23, 2026
Source: YouTube
“I always thought this is where they hid your father.” Janus Films revealed the US trailer for the acclaimed Spanish indie film titled Romería, the third feature from award-winning Spanish filmmaker Carla Simón (also of Summer 1993 & Alcarràs). Her latest is an autobiographical tale of her life growing up in the 80s & 90s, about odd relationships with her family and discovering the mysterious truth about her parents. This premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival last year and it also played at the Busan, Hamburg, New York, London, Vancouver, Vienna, and Denver Film Festivals last year as well. With her mother’s diary in hand, Marina’s search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets. It’s a “poignant, sun-kissed drama about family identity and secrets along the coast of Spain.” Starring newcomer Llúcia Garcia Torras in a triumphant debut leading as Marina, with Mitch Martín, Tristán Ulloa, Celine Tyll, León Romagosa, Hans Romagosa, Marina Troncoso. A vibrant, captivating film about Spanish families and their secrets.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Carla Simón’s film Romería, direct from Janus’ YouTube:
A beautifully rendered autobiographical tale, Romería is the celebrated Spanish writer / director Carla Simón’s touching portrait of her family origins. In a bravura performance, Llúcia Garcia stars as 18 year-old Marina, who travels to the glittering seaside town of Vigo determined to uncover information on her father. Gradually tracking down his siblings, she slowly learns uncomfortable secrets about her parents’ unconventional life and their turbulent past. Beyond a tour de force coming of age story, Romería offers a moving, trenchant investigation on how family connections form new identities. Romeria is written and directed by acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Carla Simón, director of the films Summer 1993 and Alcarràs previously, plus many other short films. Letters written by Neus Pipó Simón. Produced by María Zamora. This initially premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival last summer in the Main Competition. Janus Films debuts Simón’s Romería film in select US theaters starting June 26th, 2026 this summer. Look any good?
