A new trailer for Spain’s International Oscar pick, Carla Simón’s “Alcarrás” introduces us to a family of peach farmers who lead an idyllic life, the old and the young all working the land under an unfailing Catalonian sun. The pastoral serenity of verdant fields and bountiful orchards is disrupted when a construction crane suddenly appears on the property: “There’s a crane on a reservoir!” a child announces, signalling what would become a battle for the family’s livelihood.
The Solé family’s future is upended when the farm’s landowner dies and their heir refuses to honor a verbal pact made amid the Spanish Civil War. The spot sees the family harvesting their