An unsung masterpiece and one of two English language films directed by Buñuel during his Mexican period, The Young One is a surprisingly uncompromising study of racism and sexual desire, set on a remote island in the Deep South. A grizzled Zachary Scott stars as the racist and sexually frustrated warden of the island hunting reserve unexpectedly made guardian of a fulsome young woman, unleashing a simmering tension brought to a fever pitch by the sudden appearance on the island of a black jazz musician fleeing false accusations of rape. The island's overripe wilderness provides the ideal stage for a Buñuelian exploration of human desire as a primal and mysterious calling that seems to draw the many animals and insects that regularly appear as mute witnesses to the power struggle enacted between the men. Blacklisted screenwriter Hugo Butler provided a rich and authentic vision of the South that openly confronts racist bigotry without being sanctimonious, balancing its critique with wry humor and nuanced characters.