[AMBIENT OUTDOOR NOISES]
[GUITAR MUSIC]
ADRI MURGUIA: Despite removing himself from the society,
Faustino's lifestyle began to change when civilization
started catching up with him.
Just two years ago, the government found out he had
guns on his property.
And they cut a deal with him in which he would exchange
them for solar panels, which he doesn't really use.
That was only the first in a series of changes that would
lead him to modify his lifestyle.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: Perhaps the biggest change that has
affected Faustino is the unlikely friendship with an
outsider whom he's given permission
to live on his land.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
MARCOS LANCASTER: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
[METAL CLINKING]
ADRI MURGUIA: We're shearing the sheep.
And then we're going to kill it because we're going on an
expedition tomorrow to the Green Lake.
And we need to take food.
So we're taking this guy.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: I've never seen this before.
And apparently, it's not quick.
It takes like two minutes after they slit its throat.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: It's like bones are coming off.
Skin is coming off.
ADRI MURGUIA: Watching Faustino kill the sheep and
the casual nature of the act, reinforce the modes of
survival of this land.
There was absolutely nothing for us to eat at the Green
Lake, which was a special place for him that he hadn't
returned to for many years.
