The film won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice International Film Festival . At the Toronto International Film Festival , it was also named second runner-up for the People 's Choice Award . Writing for '' The Guardian '' , Peter Bradshaw said " '' Roma '' is thrilling , engrossing , moving – and just entirely amazing , an adjectival pileup of wonder . He has reached back into his own childhood to create an intensely personal story . " Likewise , Manohla Dargis of '' The New York Times '' called the film " an expansive , emotional portrait of life buffeted by violent forces , and a masterpiece " and praised Cuarón 's use of " intimacy and monumentality to express the depths of ordinary life "
Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
Roma (2018 film)