Two brothers. One mountain. Zero mercy from the locals chasing them.
The Pyrenees, 1883. Silo and his brother Bruno are escaping from a crowd of villagers when they begin a trip through the mountains.
Cinematography
Pyrenees as brutal character, not backdrop.
Direction
Ruiz squeezes feature-length dread into 18 minutes.
Acting
Baró and Poch: silence heavier than dialogue.
Director
Paco Ruiz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spanish Pyrenees Westerns are having a micro-moment—this predated the trend.
Pau Poch (Bruno) was a child actor in Pan's Labyrinth; this is his grim return to period darkness.
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