Alcarràs

Spain, Italy | Catalan | Color | 120 m

Subtitles: English, Arabic

The Solé family spends every summer picking the peaches from their orchard in Alcarràs, but their plans will go to waste as they face eviction which would not only take their trees away but also their family ties.

Director

Carla Simón  

Bio: A Spanish film writer and director. She studied audio-visual communication in Barcelona and California. She was awarded a scholarship by La Caixa for a Master’s program at the London Film School, where she directed various short films including BORN POSITIVE, and LIPSTICK. SUMMER 1993 is her autobiographical debut.The film collected more than 30 prizes all over the world, it was selected to represent Spain at the 2018 Oscar Academy Awards.   

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