The character Loren is portrayed as someone with a learning / intellectual disability inflicted by an accident, but the actor has no such disability, as far as I know
As a matter of fact, the very first scene DOES NOT show a horse being murder. It shows an ancient galician tradition of young men taming wild horses with bare hands. Anyway, some people would consider it a sensitive scene, so caution is advised.
In the first few minutes of the movie a horse is being forced by three men to stay quiet. It's a Spanish tradition, because we love to hurt animals here for fun yay (my country sucks)
As a matter of fact, the very first scene DOES NOT show a horse being murder. It shows an ancient galician tradition of young men taming wild horses with bare hands. Anyway, some people would consider it a sensitive scene, so caution is advised.