The successful and awardwinning director Gerardo Herrero (COMANCHE TERRITORY, RAQQA: SPY VS. SPY, FROZEN SILENCE) presents an adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Lorenzo Silva, winner of the 2004 Spring Novel Prize. This is a story of revenge in the desert, set during one of Spain’s final colonial wars. Among an amazing desert background, with extreme care for real special effects, showing striking battles, the story of these three comrades, travelling amazing landscapes in their quest, is mesmerizing. The brilliant performances star rising young talent Iván Pellicer (known from the acclaimed series QUERER), alongside two exceptional actors: 2025 Goya winner Salva Reina, and award-winning actor Víctor Clavijo. The film is produced by Tornasol, an Academy Award-winning production company behind some of the most acclaimed films in Spain and Latin America, including two of the major works of Sorogoyen, as well as THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES by Campanella and A TWELVE-YEAR NIGHT by Brechner, among others.
A group of soldiers set out to avenge the massacre of their comrades, but it soon becomes a journey into horror that pushes the limits of their humanity. The protagonist struggles to hold on to his identity and moral compass as his companions descend into a process of dehumanization.