In his previous film Light after Darkness Carlos Reygadas described the fate of a young family who leave their urban environment and move to the country. The characters in Our Time own a cattle ranch where they have been successfully breeding and training bulls for years, yet they too come up against the reality of a life they’d conjured up in their minds. Juan and Esther have an open relationship and both regularly engage in extramarital sex, afterward speaking candidly about their experiences. When Esther starts seeing macho Phil behind her husband’s back, Juan begins to realise that he’s unable to handle a situation he already agreed to. What follows is a painful marital crisis captured through Reygadas’ typically honed lensing: all-embracing perspectives and also the most subjective views.