After living in Madrid for many years as a teacher, Lucia returns to her hometown after her father's death results in the inheritance of his tomato farm. While fighting the community's racism toward the new illegal workers, Lucia falls in love with the farm's accountant, Curro, a man who shares her cause. The couple is forced to confront the racism of the town and as tensions come to head, they will have to make some decisions that could cost them everything.
Acting
Cuca Escribano's slow-burn resolve against town-wide hostility.
Direction
Chus Gutiérrez makes Almería feel beautiful and suffocating.
Director
Chus Gutiérrez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in El Ejido, Almería — ground zero for real-life racial tensions between Spanish farmers and migrant workers in the 1990s-2000s.
Chus Gutiérrez was one of few Spanish women directors working in commercial cinema at the time; this was her most politically explicit film.
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