# Carmen & Lola (2018)

> Two young Romani women in Madrid risk family rejection to pursue a forbidden love and more self-determined futures.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/359766

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: Arantxa Echevarría
- Cast: Rosy Rodriguez, Zaira Romero, Moreno Borja, Rafaela León, Carolina Yuste, Juan José Jiménez, Jacqueline Jiménez, Lucas Heredia
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7485508/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: intimate, serious, tender, quiet evening, independent film night

## Synopsis

Two young women from a traditional gypsy community discover love and defy expectations in a world that seeks to keep them apart.

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