Carmen & Lola

Carmen & Lola

Family or love? You can't have both...

Directed by Arantxa Echevarría

Produced by Tvtec Servicios Audiovisuales, Ecam

2018103 min7.0 / 10

A tender but conflicted coming-of-age romance between two young women from a traditional Gypsy community, caught between love and family obligation.

Carmen is a gypsy teenager, destined to live a life that is repeated every generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon gypsy who dreams about going to university, does graffiti and is very different. Carmen quickly develops a complicity with Lola and discovers a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.

Questions people ask

  • Is Carmen & Lola sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Carmen & Lola violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Carmen & Lola end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Carmen & Lola scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Carmen & Lola easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise50

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Carmen & Lola

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Carmen & Lola

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Carmen & Lola, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Carmen & Lola, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Carmen & Lola, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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