8/10
Very surreal, slow, and strangely funny "road movie" from Spain, the debut feature from SONAR festival director Sergio Caballero. Two ghosts (literally two people in big white sheets with black holes for eyes) and one horse have to undertake a journey to Finisterre, literally the end of the world. They are led by the "Oracle de Garrel", a completely unsubtle refernce to Philippe Garrel and his movie The Inner Scar, by which this is heavily influenced. It reminded me a lot of Albert Serra's Honor de Cavalleria and Birdsong (no surprise it shares the same cameraman as Honor) - Catalan dialect, sparse dialogue, long takes, outdoor landscapes, and a very subtle sense of humor. Weird and unrepentingly pretentious, but worth a watch. It's available for free right now on MUBI - http://mubi.com/films/finisterrae
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