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Elisa & Marcela (2019)

TV-MA (US) | Spain | Spanish, Portuguese | 118 min
Directed by: Isabel Coixet
6.6

The first same-sex marriage in Spain to take place after the Roman Imperial era occurred on 8 June 1901. Two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, attempted to get married in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). 1885. They meet at the school where they both study. What begins as a close friendship ends in a romantic relationship that they must keep secret. Marcela's parents are suspicious and send her abroad for a couple of years. When she returns, the reunion with Elisa is magical and they decide to share a life together. Now the focus of social pressure and gossip, they decide to map out a plan. Elisa will leave town for a time in order to come back disguised as Mario and be able to marry Marcela. But nothing will be that easy for this forbidden love.

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Release Date
Germany
(Berlin International Film Festival)
2019-02-13
Spain
(limited)
2019-05-24
Netherlands
(Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival)
2019-05-29
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)
Elisa & Marcela
(Original title)
Elisa & Marcela
Australia
Elisa e Marcela
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Parent Guide
Sex & Nudity
Moderate
Violence & Gore
Mild
Profanity
None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild