Alcarràs


Ensemble
Alcarràs by Carla Simón
ESP, ITA 2022, Competition
© LluisTudela

Joel Rovira, Ainet Jounou, Isaac Rovira
Alcarràs by Carla Simón
ESP, ITA 2022, Competition
© LluisTudela

Ensemble
Alcarràs by Carla Simón
ESP, ITA 2022, Competition
© LluisTudela
After her beautiful debut Summer 1993, Carla Simón draws again on her experience of rural life in the Catalan countryside, where human activity is part of a cycle governed by seasons in a capricious climate. Family dynamics may be muddied by economic concerns, but there are also differences in how each individual relates to time. The younger ones enjoy a seemingly everlasting present while father bullishly ignores the imminent future, and grandfather is relying on a long-forgotten promise to prove ownership of their house ... This variety is well-served by the natural performances of the ensemble cast and ensures that politically relevant themes are presented to us in a subtle manner. The family is only able to find common ground in tradition, which leaves us with a genuine discomfort about what lies ahead.
With
- Jordi Pujol Dolcet (Qumet)
- Anna Otin (Dolors)
- Xènia Roset (Mariona)
- Albert Bosch (Roger)
- Ainet Jounou (Iris)
- Josep Abad (Rogelio)
- Montse Oró (Nati)
- Carles Cabós (Cisco)
- Berta Pipó (Glòria)
Crew
Director | Carla Simón |
Screenplay | Arnau Vilaró, Carla Simón |
Cinematography | Daniela Cajías |
Editing | Ana Pfaff |
Music | Andrea Koch |
Sound Design | Thomas Giorgi |
Sound | Eva Valiño |
Production Design | Mónica Bernuy |
Costumes | Anna Aguilà |
Make-Up | Giovanna Turco |
Assistant Director | Daniela Forn |
Casting | Mireia Juárez |
Production Manager | Elisa Sirvent |
Producers | María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno |
Executive Producer | María Zamora |
Co-Producer | Giovanni Pompili |
Co-Production | Kino Produzioni Rom |
World Sales
Produced by
Elastica Films
Avalon Productora Cinematográfica
Vilaüt Film

Anna Otin
The actor at the premiere.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Montse Oró
The actor on the Red Carpet.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Tono Folguera, María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Giovanni Pompili
The producer team on the Red Carpet.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Jordi Pujol Dolcet
The actor at the Press Conference.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Anna Otin, Carla Simón, Albert Bosch, Xènia Roset
The actors and the director (2nd from top left) at the Press Conference.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Ainet Jounou, Albert Bosch, Carla Simón
The actors and the director at the premiere in the Berlinale Palast.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Berta Pipó, Carla Simón, Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Ainet Jounou, Albert Bosch, Xènia Roset, Montse Oró, Carlo Chatrian, Mariette Rissenbeek.
The film team, the Artistic Director and the Executive Director of the Berlin International Film Festival on the Red Carpet before the premiere.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Carla Simón
The director on the Red Carpet.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Albert Bosch, Carla Simón, Anna Otin
The director (centre) and the actors at the Press Conference.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Ainet Jounou, Montse Oró
The actors on the Red Carpet.
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Anne Zohra Berrached, Carla Simón, Karim Aïnouz, Tsitsi Dangarembga
The director receiving the Golden Bear.
Alcarràs · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 16, 2022

M. Night Shyamalan, Mariette Rissenbeek, Carlo Chatrian, Hadnet Tesfai, Connie Nielsen, Karim Aïnouz, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Anne Zohra Berrached, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Saïd Ben SaïdHadnet Tesfai
The president of the International Jury announces the winner of the Golden Bear in presence of the Executive Director and the Artistic Director of the Berlinale, the moderator and all members of the Jury.
Alcarràs · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 16, 2022

María Zamora, Carla Simón
The producer and the director of the Golden-Bear-winning film at the Photo Call.
Alcarràs · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 16, 2022

Carla Simón
The director of the Golden-Bear-winning film with her trophy.
Alcarràs · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 16, 2022

Carla Simón
Alcarràs · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 16, 2022

María Zamora
The producer of the Golden-Bear-winning film at the Press Conference.
Alcarràs · Competition · Golden Bear for Best Film · Feb 16, 2022

Carla Simón
The director of the film that won the Golden Bear, who is also a Talents alumna, in conversation.
Alcarràs · Berlinale Talents · Feb 17, 2022

Carlo Chatrian, Carla Simón, Ana Pfaff
The Artistic Director of the Berlinale with the director and the editor of the film that won the Golden Bear.
Alcarràs · Berlinale Talents · Feb 17, 2022

Ainet Jounou, Albert Bosch, Xènia Roset
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022
© Jens Koch

Berta Pipo, Anna Otin, Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Montse Oró
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022
© Jens Koch

Carla Simón
Alcarràs · Competition · Feb 15, 2022
© Jens Koch
María Zamora, Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Carla Simón, Xènia Roset, Albert Bosch
Alcarràs
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 15, 2022
Press Conference at full length
Alcarràs
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 15, 2022
Carla Simón

The screenwriter and director was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1986 and grew up in a small Catalan village. She studied audiovisual communication in Barcelona and California and then attended the London Film School. In 2015, she participated in Berlinale Talents where the screenplay for her debut feature film Summer 1993 was selected for the Berlinale Script Station. The completed film screened at the 2017 Berlinale where it won the Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury and the GWFF Best First Feature Award. The film went on to win three Goya Awards and numerous other international prizes.
Filmography
2009 Women; experimental film 2012 Born Positive; short documentary 2013 Lipstick; short film 2014 Las pequeñas cosas; short film 2016 Llacunes; experimental film 2017 Estiu 1993 (Summer 1993) 2019 If Then Else; short film 2022 Alcarràs
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022