Under the creative direction of Pedro Almodóvar, ‘Strange Way of Life’ is a Spanish Western drama movie about two hooligans— Sheriff Jake and Silva, portrayed by Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, respectively. The plot of the story revolves around two distant friends who reunite after drifting away from each other after 25 years.
Silva decides to get back to his long-awaited distant friend. He crosses the desert on horseback to reunite with his friend. On the other hand, Jake, who is the sheriff, gets on a case of his brother’s wife’s murderer and is on the lookout for the criminal.
During this, Silva surprises Jake and the two enjoy the most steamiest moment of their life Silva tells Jake not to plant the seed of their friendship bond as Silva wants to move a step ahead with Jake. Here Jake realizes that his brother’s wife’s murderer suspect is none other than Silva’s Son Joe. Jake misunderstands all this and thinks Silva has returned to him after 25 years to save his son.
Silva realizes this and asks his son to leave for Mexico, but it is too late as Jake arrives there and configures Silva for the betrayal. Jake pulls out the trigger on his son, Joe, and Silva warns Jake not to kill his son. But Jake moves to kill Joe and is shot at the side by Silva. Silva further assists the injured sheriff and the two recall the previous memory of them being together alone at the ranch.
Where Was Strange Way of Life Movie Filmed?
The Western’s traditional dry environment makes the narrative appear more authentic and raises issues about the actual places.
PROVINCE OF ALMERĺA (SPAIN)
The province of Almeria served as a justified place for the Strange Way of Life movie as the city’s accurate location to set the backdrops of the desert which gave the movie a perfect setting to film the scenes of the arid desert were perfect.
The Tabernas Desert, which is situated in the Tabernas municipality in Spain’s Andalusia, is used to portray the arid regions in the film. The district of the Mexican city provided a beforehand setting for the production team to film without any studio preserving the location’s natural environment.
Castilla-La Mancha (SPAIN)
Several significant scenes for “Strange Way of Life” were also shot in the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Toledo within the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. Many pivotal scenes were filmed in this particular area.
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The production team even set up a camp at Mesa de Ocaña to shoot night scenes. One can see various beautiful landmarks in the scenes which grace the wholesomeness of the movie. Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Plaza de Moros, Villarrubia de Santiago, and the Plaza Mayor are some places of interest that can be seen in a few cinematic shots of the Strange Way of Life movie.
MADRID (SPAIN)
A few scenes were also filmed of Strange Way of Life in the famous and ethnic city of Spain. Madrid, which is located in the middle of the Iberian peninsula, is a popular movie location because of its size and adaptability.
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The neighborhood locale places and tall landmarks of the city can be located in the movie scenes.
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