Basque Cinema

Basque Cinema

These two powerful dramas signal the emergence of a vital Basque cinema in Spain.

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Basque Cinema
  • The Deer
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    The Deer

    The Deer

    Directed by Koldo Almandoz • Drama • With Laulad Ahmed, Patxi Bisquert, Ramon Agirre, Iraia Elías, Erika Olaizola
    • 2018 • 88 minutes

    Khalil is a rootless young man who lives in the city’s margins, where industrial estates bank onto the river and the marsh. He survives as well as he can, spendi...

  • Summer 1993
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    Summer 1993

    Summer 1993

    Directed by Carla Simón • Drama • With Laia Artigas, Paula Robles • 2017 • 96 minutes

    In Carla Simon’s touching autobiographical film, six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother’s apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, unc...

  • When a Tree Falls (Amama)
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    When a Tree Falls (Amama)

    When a Tree Falls (Amama)

    Directed by Asier Altuna • Drama • With Iraia Elías, Kandido Uranga, Amparo Badiola • 2015 • 103 minutes

    Along with this year’s Oscar submission LOREAK, this powerfully visualized drama of generational conflict signals the emergence of a vital Basque regional cinema in Spain. The crux of the fil...

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