Sinopsis
The Solé family has been growing a large area of peach trees in Alcarràs, a small rural town in Catalonia, for several generations. But this summer may be their last harvest: the fruit is no longer profitable, and solar panels are replacing trees.
Carla Simón (Barcelona, 1986) is one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Spanish cinema. Her work is characterised by a strong autobiographical component and an intimate look at the family, memory and the Catalan rural world. After studying Audiovisual Communication at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and completing her training at the London Film School thanks to a scholarship, she began directing short films and documentaries, before making the leap to feature films.
Her debut came with "Summer 1993" (2017), a story inspired by her own childhood after the death of her parents from AIDS. With a delicate and naturalistic style, the film narrates the adaptation of a girl to her new life with her aunt and uncle in a rural environment. The work conquered critics and audiences, was selected as a Spanish candidate for the Oscars and won the Best First Film Award and the Grand Jury Prize in the Generation Kplus section at the 2017 Berlinale, as well as the Goya for Best New Director.
In "Alcarràs" (2022), Simón delved into the life of a family of peach farmers in western Catalonia. Shot with non-professional actors, the film authentically shows the disappearance of a way of life threatened by modernity. The film made history by winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, the first time a Spanish director had received this award.
Her third feature film, "Romería" (2025), delves into family memory from another perspective: a young woman's search to know the story of her biological father in Galicia. Presented in the official section of Cannes, the film closed what many critics call Simon's "family memory trilogy", consolidating her as a filmmaker of reference on the international scene.
Throughout her career she has received the Spanish National Cinematography Award (2023) and the Creu de Sant Jordi (2025), among other recognitions. With a poetic and deeply human style, Carla Simón has turned the personal into the universal, placing her cinema at the centre of global conversation.
Year of Production: 2022
Time: 120’
Country: Spain
Language: Catalan
Director: Carla Simón
Cast: Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otín, Josep Abad, Xenia Roset, Albert Bosch, Ainet Jounou
Production: Stefan Schmitz, María Zamora, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno
Script: Carla Simón and Arnau Vilaró
Director of Photography: Daniela Cajías
Production Companies: Avalon, Elástica Films
International Sales: mk2 Films
Distribution: Avalon, Elástica Films
Selected at the Berlin Film Festival (Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film)
