Roma (2004 film)

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Roma is a 2004 Spanish/Argentine film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Juan Diego Botto, Susú Pecoraro and José Sacristán. It was nominated for four Goya Awards in 2005.

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Young journalist Manuel Cueto (Botto) is sent by his publisher boss to help solitary novelist Joaquín Góñez (Sacristán) finish his long-overdue last book. Brought out of his loneliness by the young man, Joaquín reminisces about his youth in Buenos Aires and his intense relationship with his mother Roma.