‘Alcarràs’ and the success of filmmaker Carla Simón’s personal touch

This year’s Berlinale International Film Festival saw a landmark achievement for Catalan cinema – for the first time ever, the winner of the top prize at one of the world’s most prestigious film fests was Catalan, Carla Simón’s <a href="../../../../../culture/item/alcarras-reaches-theatres-after-prestigious-berlin-award">‘Alcarràs’</a>.  The movie is a tribute to rural life, family farms, and respectful agriculture. It tells the story of the last fruit harvest that a family goes through on their farm where they have cultivated peaches for generations before they must leave the land after the owners decide to install solar panels.  / ACN

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First published: April 30, 2022 10:47 AM