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On Set With Max’s ‘Ravalear,’ a Gritty, Semi-Autobiographical Chronicle of One Family’s Fight Against Gentrification in the Heart of Barcelona
'Ravalear' explores gentrification, the housing crisis and cultural identity in Barcelona through a family’s fight to save their restaurant.
Variety was granted access to the set where Arcadia executive producer Sandra Tapia proudly showed off how this ambitious vision is being brought to life and introduced us to the people working to bring this story to the screen. Street casting brought in first-time actors like Noor-Ul-Huda and Mohamed Ben Moula, who perform alongside Spanish heavyweights including Enric Auquer, María Rodríguez Soto, Francesc Orella and Sergi López. While “Ravalear” is clearly political, its villains include a shadowy investment firm and its heroes are those fighting to remain in their homes – although the lines between them blur frequently, Rodríguez and the cast are careful to avoid didacticism.
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