La caza (The Hunt)

Three middle-aged men, veteran Falangists, reunite in a provincial village of Castile, spending a hot summer’s day drinking, reminiscing and hunting rabbits.
José, who instigates the hunt, is in debt because of an impending divorce and is living beyond his means with a younger woman. His main objective is to secure a loan from Paco, a shrewd businessman, also unhappily in love and looking for younger women.
Paco brings with him Luis, employed at his factory, a weak, forlorn individual, an alcoholic addicted to wine, women and science fiction rather than social conviviality or male camaraderie.
Enrique, a teenage relative of Paco’s, comes along for the thrill of the rabbit hunt.

People say that La Caza is a metaphor of the Spanish Civil War (and it might be), but it is mainly a confrontation between four people. Many were surprised that the film passed the censorship. In fact, we were lucky enough that Marcelo Arroita Jáuregui (the falangist censor who evaluated the film) was a cinephile and fully supported La Caza. [...]
Luis Cuadrado did an excellent work with the cinematography. I asked him for black and white, strong and with personality. [...]
We made the film with almost nothing: we used light reflectors instead of lights, a five meter travelling and a battery camera. I think every film should be an adventure, otherwise it is not worth doing.

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