Fast-paced cuts show Xavier arriving at a crowded, messy Barcelona apartment. The title L’Auberge Espagnole refers to the old saying about a Spanish inn where you only get what you bring yourself — and the trailer visualizes this perfectly. We meet his flatmates: a serious German, an Italian drama queen, a Danish party girl, a tight-lipped Englishwoman, and a warm-hearted Spanish student.
Xavier stands at a crossroads (literally, in a Barcelona square). A title card appears: “What happens when you leave home to find yourself?” Then, a final comedic beat: Xavier tries to explain the French word “boulot” (job) to his flatmates, who all offer wildly different translations — ending on a group laugh.
The trailer features an upbeat, percussive track (from the film’s soundtrack by Loïc Dury and Christophe Minck) that shifts between playful accordion melodies and driving electronic beats — perfectly capturing the mix of tradition and modernity in Barcelona.