Beautiful Golden Globe winner Roma sparked my own childhood memories
https://www.cnet.com/news/alfonso-cuaron-golden-globe-winner-roma-sparked-my-own-childhood-memories/
In the late '60s and early '70s, Mexican youth fought on the streets of the capital for democratic change, civil rights and freedom of expression. On Oct. 2, 1968, the protests ended in the violent siege of Tlatelolco Plaza that left hundreds dead, but the demise of the movement came in 1971 (the year I was born) with El Halconazo, when government-trained paramilitaries beat up and killed demonstrators during a march in Mexico City.
It's in this time and place Roma unfolds. The movie, a deeply personal masterpiece of storytelling and cinematography, opened in select theaters in October and is now streaming on Netflix. On Jan. 6, it won the Golden Globe for best foreign language motion picture. (Read my review of Roma in Spanish here.)