I watched this for the first time when it first came out in Spain and I was equally enchanted by this film when I watched it recently.

The cinematography is beautiful and every sound/silence fits so well. I really enjoyed the (perhaps overly explicit) symbolism of the dove for peace and emancipation which both closeted protagonists are searching for.

Equally, what I found interesting was their performance of romance with each other - as Carmen says on the coach at the end, it's "just like the movies". Interestingly, they seem to develop their romance through reenacting other movies. For example, the empty swimming pool sequence was very 'La Niña Santa' for me. Secondly, when Carmen laid her head on Lola's lap in the alleyway scene, this was very The Fault In Our Stars for me. Finally, the desire for emancipation and escape through going to the seaside was very resonant of Les 400 Coups - also linking with the fact she had just 'lost' her mother.

I was impressed, and overwhelmed, with the way in which this film built up in tension which made the family confrontation both shocking and very emotional. It is a controversial statement which addresses such homophobia in certain communities and I feel it presents the issue pretty well.

Overall, a beautifully constructed film addressing minority communities and 'taboo' subjects in such communities. I would absolutely recommend!

Zaira Romero is Lola. When her cousin gets engaged, it starts conversations about what gypsy women do when they get married and start families. But Lola doesn't want to be a housewife. She doesn't want kids. She wants to be her own person and go to school for a degree and have her own career. The girl she likes happens to be her cousin's fiancee, Carmen (Rosy Rodríguez ). They spend time alone together, but Carmen has doubts. Will she have the courage to call off the wedding and spend more time with Lola? This was released in 2018, but of course this was still a huge deal in her culture. A great performance by Lola's mom... you can really feel the pain as her parents yell and make a scene in the town square when they find out. Of course, most of the LGBTQ community went through this rejection, to some degree; some parents handle it with more kindness than others. It's good, if a little dated. Spain was the third country to legalize same sex marriage, back in 2005. Written and directed by Arantxa Echevarría. Showing on hbomax streaming channel... it won numerous awards at the film festivals.

I absolutely loved this movie. It addresses a difficult subject, essentially a minority within a minority, being a woman in a deeply male-dominated society, being a lesbian in a culture with strongly predestined roles of wife and mother and being a Gypsy in a white society. In all three aspects that define who they are, they are discriminated. In this harsh milieu, two girls fall in love. I found the movie positive and hopeful. Carmen and Lola were realistic, their love was belivable. The two lead girls were great despite being non-professional actresses.