Fermín (Carmelo Gómez) is a Basque doctor who arrives on the island of Lanzarote. Meet a beautiful girl named Mararía (Goya Toledo), which falls in love in silence. One day a handsome Englishman named Beltrahn (Iain Glen) appears, who will win the love of Mararía and unleash the wrath of Fermín, who will lead the lovers to misfortune, destroying himself at the same time and becoming another kind of person, capable to get to kill for love.
Cinematography
Lanzarote's black lava fields as a character—harsh, gorgeous, unforgiving.
Acting
Carmelo Gómez simmers then erupts; Goya Toledo is all volcanic restraint.
Director
Antonio José Betancor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a beloved Canarian novel by Rafael Arozarena; the film sparked local debate about how it portrayed island identity versus mainland Spanish gaze.
Iain Glen shot this between Game of Thrones seasons—his Englishman here is basically Ser Jorah if he'd stayed creepy and never found redemption.
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