In 1970, Cleodegaria “Cleo” Gutiérrez is an indigenous live-in maid in a middle-class household in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. She and another maid, Adela, speak Mixtec when they are together, but Spanish in the presence of the family: matriarch Sofía; her husband, Antonio; her mother Teresa; and their four young children. When Antonio, a doctor, remains in Quebec after a conference, the problems in his and Sofia’s marriage become apparent.Roma 2018 Movie Download.
When Cleo tells her boyfriend Fermín that she might be pregnant, he abandons her at a cinema. Sofía takes her to the hospital, where they confirm her pregnancy. She then takes Cleo and the children to a family friend’s hacienda for New Year. Recent tensions over land in the area are revealed in a chatter, as a fire erupts in the forest; everyone works together to extinguish it.Roma 2018 Movie Download.
Back in the city, Cleo and Teresa see Antonio and his new, younger girlfriend at a movie theatre. Sofía tries to conceal her husband’s infidelity from the children, but her second son later learns the truth by eavesdropping. Cleo tracks down Fermín, who refuses to acknowledge that the baby is his. He threatens to beat her and their child if they try to find him again.Ribera de San Cosme avenue and Lauro Aguirre street, where the Corpus Christi massacre occurred. The building that was the furniture store and school in the film is now a gym.
With the baby almost due, Teresa takes Cleo shopping for a crib. The store is overrun by a battle between student protestors and the paramilitary group Los Halcones (The Hawks). Fermín, a member of Los Halcones, holds a gun on Cleo before fleeing. Stressed, Cleo’s water breaks. The ongoing clashes between students and Los Halcones slows traffic and her attempt to get to the hospital. When she does arrive, Antonio briefly appears to reassure Cleo, but quickly leaves. Her baby girl is stillborn.Roma 2018 Movie Download.