Grandma & the Foreigner
(L’avia i el foraster)
Sergi Miralles | Documentary, Comedy
2024 | 116 minutes | Spain
Returning to his Spanish village for his grandmother's funeral, Enric discovers her secret life, revealing a moving story of friendship with the local Pakistani tailor.
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Synopsis
When Enric returns from Manchester to his small hometown in Spain for his grandmother Teresa’s funeral, he uncovers a part of her life he never imagined. Through his memories and new discoveries, a tender story unfolds — one that connects Teresa, the village dressmaker, and Samir, a Pakistani shopkeeper with a hidden talent for tailoring.
Years earlier, what began as a cautious favor — lending Samir her sewing machine to make a costume for his daughter — grew into an unlikely friendship stitched together by shared exile, craftsmanship, and quiet courage. Against the watchful eyes of a close-knit community, Teresa learns to confront her own fears of difference and belonging.
Directed by Sergi Miralles, Grandma & The Foreigner is a gentle, heartfelt film about the beauty of empathy and the courage it takes to open ourselves to others. Through interwoven generations and cultures, it celebrates the small acts of kindness that can transform both our past and our future.
Reviews
"Between stitches against xenophobia" — Savador Llopart, La Vanguardia.
"A pleasant, simply made film promoting tolerance." — Aturo Tena, Cine con Ñ.
“Miralles’s film tackles the systematic rejection of the other from two different perspectives. One, the most common, is that of the foreigner in a strange land. The other is more subtle and speaks of the emigrant who, upon returning home, no longer recognizes their own origins.” – Salvador Llopart, La Vanguardia
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Pragda subjects
Culture + Identity
Family
Iberian Studies
International Relations
Labor Studies
Migration Studies
Race + Ethnicity
Sociology
Keywords
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Festivals
Alicante Film Festival - Best Film, Best Actress, Critic's Special Award; Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Sergi Miralles
NATIONALITY: Spain
YEAR: 2024
GENRE: Documentary, Comedy
LANGUAGE: Catalan; Spanish; English; Urdu; Other languages
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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