Heraldo Rial is the eighty-year-old cattle rancher in charge of one thousand hectares of Patagonian wilderness. He is one of the last 'gauchos': proud, self-reliant cowboys who have lived off the land for generations. But with civilisation encroaching on their traditions, the gauchos' way of life is dying out, and Rial has a lot of wisdom to impart as he prepares for what could be his last winter in the mountains.
Cinematography
Patagonia shot like a living, breathing character.
Production
36 minutes that somehow feels like a lifetime lived.
Director
Josh Bullock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Bullock and Martienssen spent three months living with Rial to earn his trust, capturing footage most documentarians would miss.
The gaucho population has declined 70% since 1990; this film preserves a dialect and skillset now nearly extinct.
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