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The title refers to both the wild horses in the mountains and the human beasts living among them. But Sorogoyen never makes the "villains" cartoonish. Xan (the incredible Luis Zahera) is a drunk, a bully, and a murderer, but he’s also a product of a dying world. He feels forgotten. That’s terrifying because you almost understand his rage. as bestas rodrigo sorogoyen
What follows is a slow-burn campaign of psychological terror that explodes into something primal. Sorogoyen doesn’t rush. He lets the damp air, the barking dogs, and the long silences do the heavy lifting. 1. The Landscape as a Character Most directors use rural settings as postcards. Sorogoyen uses them as a throat. Galicia here is not lush and green—it is wet, dark, and claustrophobic. The forests feel like walls. The night is absolute. You feel the isolation not as peace, but as a trap. If you liked The Hunt (2020) or Wind