Tale of Shepherds

In the highlands of Granada, Spain in 2027, a geologist who works as a trainee at the Prehistory and Paleontological Museum of Orce encounters a profoundly hurt shepherd. Their lives intertwine as they explore the story of a homestead that appears and disappears at will. Inexplicable events unsettle the inhabitants of these isolated communities; one such event includes the discovery of a rare rock in the surrounding area - perhaps a meteorite? In his first feature film, Jaime Puertas Castillo synthesizes elements from ancient myths and futuristic insights in order to formulate a poetic, formalistically adventurous meditation on the "obliteration" – or the transformation – of the agricultural and livestock universe, a crucial part of the human experience that has lasted for centuries, yet is now being gradually abandoned in the contemporary world. A hypnotic, genre-defying meeting between the past, present and future in the landscape of dreams, through the lens of an innovative cinematic approach with unparalleled visual style.

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Direction: Jaime Puertas Castillo

Script: Jaime Puertas Castillo

Cinematography: Àlvar Riu Dolz

Editing: Gerard Borràs Montoro

Sound: Sarah Romero Teti

Music: Lu Wang (DK)

Actors: Mari Marín and Belén Marín, Yusuf Román, Antón Rodríguez, Virtudes Gómez, Suhaila Román, Dulce Rodríguez, Mª Carmen Torres

Production: Películas María S.L.

Producers: Maria Riera Peris

Production Design: Erik Rodríguez Fernández

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 80'

Contact: Películas Maria