The Unspoken Epidemic That Shattered a Generation The recent influx of personal stories and documentaries about Spain's heroin epidemic in the 1980s has been a long time coming.
For many, it's a painful reminder of a collective trauma that was never adequately addressed or discussed in public. Carla Simón's latest film, Romeria, is one example of this growing trend to confront the past.
The story is deeply personal, as much about her own family as it is about Spain's cultural and social upheaval following Franco's death.