Two soldiers accompanied by two women enter the Baztán valley on horseback. They are deserters from the army of the Indies who are fleeing to Italy. They arrive to claim the inheritance of one of them, León de Balanza, Captain in Peru and soldier without fortune. They are looking for old Balanzategui who works the land of his ancestors. The old man's refusal to distribute the farmland's land causes a serious conflict.
Cinematography
Misty Baztán valleys shot like haunted memories.
Acting
Nelson Villagra's weary presence anchors the chaos.
Director
Pedro de la Sota
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Pedro de la Sota made only three films; this was his final work before disappearing from cinema entirely.
The film quietly echoes real 19th-century Basque emigration patterns to the Americas, then cruelly reverses them.
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