Certain devotions build in a particular register, and the cult of the Sacred Heart in Spain produced sanctuaries of unusual visibility - buildings meant to be seen from far off and read as a statement. This temple belongs to that family. The film approaches it first as a silhouette in its landscape, then as architecture: the mass of the exterior, the organisation of the interior spaces, the sculpture and the treatment of light that guide the visitor towards the sanctuary. It then turns to use rather than form, following the congregation, the rhythm of services and the pilgrims who come here individually or in organised groups, and considering what the Sacred Heart has meant in Spanish religious life. Shot in 4K with aerial coverage of the setting. A flexible sacred-heritage title, suitable for religious-affairs strands and Spanish culture collections.
