Chilean-born Pascal, 48, who has become a global icon thanks to TV hit ‘The Last of Us’, stars as ex-gunman Silva.
He travels to see an old acquaintance, Ethan Hawke as a gruff-voiced Sheriff Jake, and the two spend what Almodovar calls an “orgasmic” night.
The next morning, however, the tone changes, as it emerges “they both have an ulterior motive”, Almodovar said.
The two men grapple with their feelings for each other, duty, family, and what it would feel like for the two men to actually build a life together.
“I wanted to make a classic Western where I talk about the desire between two cowboys,” said Almodovar, a fan of the genre.