The Shepherd (2016)

The Shepherd is a slow burning psychological drama and a parable of corporate greed steadily building to a powerful climax under the skilful direction of young Spanish filmmaker Jonathan Cenzual Burley Anselmo is a taciturn shepherd who lives a spartan life on a small farm in the Spanish plains When he is approached by a construction company looking to buy his land his casual refusal sends ripples through the community It seems everyone around him has a stake in the development and increasingly extreme opposition from his neighbours leads to bitter conflict