A fight over the calf of a prize milk cow in the close-knit and traditional Pas Valley of Cantabria leaves a cantankerous dairy farmer dead and another fearful of arrest. He and his daughter Val conspire to keep the cause of death quiet, but tensions mount when Val becomes attracted to the dead farmer's son, Rai, estranged from his father and now a hairdresser in the city. The tensions open long-festering family resentments and spur the lurid imagination of Val's younger sister, the teen Genia. "What goes unsaid, gets undone," the Pasiegos say, but is it true? Is there harm in staying silent?
Acting
Marta Etura's restrained desperation speaks volumes.
Cinematography
Mist-shrouded Cantabrian valleys that feel like another character.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse you hang on every word unsaid.
Director
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Pasiegos are a distinct ethnic group in Cantabria with their own language and customs; Gutiérrez Aragón grew up nearby and insisted on filming in actual Pas Valley locations.
The cow isn't just a MacGuffin—livestock disputes were historically deadly serious in this region, grounding the seemingly absurd premise in genuine rural violence.
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