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A MERCED DE UN DIOS SALVAJE
"Among the tree stumps, a human form. His arms down by his sides, his head covered by a hoodie. The boy wanted to run, but he was seized by a terrible fear which took over his mind, filling it with images of his bloodied grandfather, and he was unable to move. His little feet were bare, his pyjama bottom barely stayed up, because he was so thin, and the shivering made his teeth chatter as the figure approached." Hugo Betancor, a widowed photojournalist, down on his luck, arrives at the wine-producing town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra to claim the inheritance of Raúl, his eleven year old son who is afflicted by a rare disease. As soon as they set foot in Finca Las Brumas, the boy's grandparents' wine estate, everything begins to twist out of control. This psychological thriller unfolds in the heart of La Rioja, and turns into a race against the clock...