Film
Alcarràs (15)
Dir. Carla Simón, Spain, 2022, 120 mins, subtitled. Cast. Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Xenia Roset.
The Solé family have always spent their summers picking peaches from the orchard but could now be facing eviction and, in gathering what could be their last crop, family relationships begin to break down. The first Catalan-language film to win the Berlinale’s Golden Bear award, Carla Simón’s second feature following her debut Summer 1993 is a gorgeously shot, immersive and naturalistic ode to living and landscape. Drawing from the director’s own life and using an astounding cast of non-professional actors, Alcarràs deftly balances its realism and the politics of land-use, agriculture and industry with a poetic evocation of domestic life. By turns charming and melancholy, this is the assured confirmation of Simón as a powerfully insightful and exciting director to follow.
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The Solé family have always spent their summers picking peaches from the orchard but could now be facing eviction and, in gathering what could be their last crop, family relationships begin to break down. The first Catalan-language film to win the Berlinale’s Golden Bear award, Carla Simón’s second feature following her debut Summer 1993 is a gorgeously shot, immersive and naturalistic ode to living and landscape. Drawing from the director’s own life and using an astounding cast of non-professional actors, Alcarràs deftly balances its realism and the politics of land-use, agriculture and industry with a poetic evocation of domestic life. By turns charming and melancholy, this is the assured confirmation of Simón as a powerfully insightful and exciting director to follow.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and potential triggering contents, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “ratings info” section: www.bbfc.co.uk