Settlers Blu-ray

'The Settlers' Director: Felipe Gálvez (2023) MUBI Blu-ray | Spanish & English w/ English subtitles

Blending historical specificity with vivid visual style, Gálvez creates an arresting revisionist Western.

At the turn of the 20th century, three horsemen embark on an expedition across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the behest of a wealthy landowner, tasked with securing his vast state-appointed property. Accompanying a reckless British lieutenant and an American mercenary is a mestizo marksman, who comes to realise, amidst rising tensions within the the group, their true mission is to murderously "remove" the indigenous population.