There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.|Aug. 25, 2018|Mexico|135 Min.|R
Genre: Drama
Description: In 1970, Cleodegaria “Cleo” Gutiérrez works as a live-in maid for a middle-class family in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. Alongside another maid, Adela, she speaks Mixtec in private but switches to Spanish when around the family, which includes matriarch Sofía, her husband Antonio, her mother Teresa, and their four young children. While Antonio, a doctor, stays in Quebec after a conference, the cracks in his marriage to Sofia become evident.
When Cleo informs her boyfriend Fermín about her possible pregnancy, he abandons her at a movie theater. Sofia takes her to the hospital, where the pregnancy is confirmed. Later, Sofia takes Cleo and the children to a family friend’s hacienda for New Year’s celebrations. Tensions over land disputes in the region surface during their stay, and a forest fire breaks out, prompting everyone to work together to extinguish it.
Back in the city, Cleo and Teresa spot Antonio with his younger girlfriend at a cinema. Sofia tries to hide her husband’s infidelity from the children, but her second son eventually discovers the truth by overhearing a conversation. Cleo tracks down Fermín, who denies responsibility for the baby and threatens to harm her and their child if she seeks him out again.
As Cleo’s due date approaches, Teresa takes her shopping for a crib. Their trip coincides with violent clashes between student protesters and the paramilitary group Los Halcones. Fermín, a member of Los Halcones, confronts Cleo with a gun before fleeing. The chaos delays Cleo’s journey to the hospital, where Antonio briefly appears to comfort her but leaves soon after. Tragically, Cleo’s baby girl is stillborn.
Cast director: Alfonso Cuarón
Cast actor: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa, Nancy García García, Verónica García, Fernando Grediaga, Jorge Antonio Guerrero
Original name: Roma