José Ramón Capdevila lives in Binéfar, a village located in the province of Huesca, at the foot of the Pyrenees. He is a farmer, struggling (like many others in the same situation) with a drastic change in his social environment, since a large industrial abattoir was built in the region. His already complicated life is turned upside down upon learning that his filmmaker son Raúl, who had gone to work and live in the city, is to return home. The film follows a city-dweller’s reintegration into rural life as well as the dramatic condition of the countryside. Remainders, which opens in bright light, gradually plunges us into the darker world of what remains of farming culture today. The situation builds to a strong crescendo, exploring the most profound reasons behind this malaise, ending on a dazzling, dramatic final shot. - Visions du Reel

-- Dir. José Ramón Capdevila - 76min - 2021 - Spain --

"Raúl Capdevila Murillo’s debut documentary has all of the components of a thrilling retro western....Shot in widescreen, the film lends a majestic quality to ordinary life in Binéfar, north-eastern Spain" - Guardian

"captures the cynicism of a society in which even people have an expiration date, and where consumerism overwhelms everything" - Cineuropa

"Rural and contemplative cinema with a strong dose of truth and intertextuality. The film has great weight in terms of cinematic language" - Letterboxd