A good enough debut about colonialism

"In Chile in 1901, three horseman are paid to protect a vast estate. Accompanying a British soldier and an American mercenary is a mixed-race sniper, who realizes that his true mission is to kill the indigenous population."

Lovely landscape photography. Some fine performances. Reminded me of 'Godland' and 'Birds of Passage' at some points as the director Felipe Gálvez Haberle explores colonialism and epic journeys in days gone by.

But ultimately it has neither the brutality of those films or the fluidity. The last 25 minutes seems rather disjointed after a really atmospheric frst hour or so. It is an encouragung debut feature though and has some fine moments.

6.9/10