A loose retelling of the 13th century Galician legend of the boy Cotolay who helped three pilgrims establish the Convent of San Francisco near Santiago de Compostela.
Cinematography
Galician landscapes shot like God's own backlot.
Acting
Didier Haudepin's Cotolay—chaotic shepherd kid energy, no filter.
Director
José Antonio Nieves Conde
Vicente Parra
Francisco of Assisi
Didier Haudepin
Cotolaya 'Cotolay'
José Bódalo
Master Mateo
José Bastida
Bernardo de Quintanar
Roberto Rey
Abuelo
Conrado San Martín
Juan of Florence
Ramón Centenero
Martín
Santiago Ontañón
Abad
Xan das Bolas
Monje
Miguel Palenzuela
Francisco Camoiras
Alberto Fernández
Enrique Navarro
Cris Huerta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Didier Haudepin was 19 playing a child; French-Spanish co-production tensions reportedly included arguments over how 'medieval' the mule should look.
Nieves Conde made this during Spain's economic miracle, using medieval piety to quietly nod at Basque and Galician regional identity under Franco—saints as cover story.
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