One review on 20 Apr 2024

Spain 2022

Running time: 116 mins

Alcarràs

Director : Carla Simón 

Setting: Catalonia
Original language: Spanish
Summary: A family of peach farmers loose their land

Studio: Mubi


Aspect Ratio: 1.66 widescreen

Colour: Colour


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First Seen: Sat 20th Apr 2024
Catalogued: 24th Apr 2024

Synopsis

The grandfather got agreement to farm the land from the owner when he saved him during the civil war - but there was no paperwork so they can't prove their rights. Now the son of the original owner is installing solar pannels all over the land and is evicting them after the harvest to grub up the trees.

We follow the family through the last summer as they face their loss - the film ends with a high shot of the farmhouse with a digger clearing the orchards that surrounded it.

Cast was entirely local amateurs aside from one minor character - the mother's sister - played by the director's sister

Reviews

by rogerco on Sat 20th Apr 2024 DVD proj @ home (Subtitled)

Charming and engrossing

Full review

A charming picture of the tensions of extended family life against a background of external threat in a gorgeous setting.