Icíar Bollaín
Blanca Portillo, Luis Tosar, Urko Olazábal, María Cerezuela
115 mins
2021
Spain
15
Spanish
Yes
Digital
Part of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2022 Season
Based on the real life of Maixabel Lasa, the widow of Juan María Jauregui, a socialist politician murdered by the terrorist organization ETA in the year 2000. Eleven years later, while still serving sentence in prison, one of the terrorists requests an interview with her after having cut ties with ETA. Despite her distrust and grief, Maixabel agrees as she hopes to find a genuine sense of justice and reconciliation.
Winner of 3 Goya Awards (2021): Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Actress, San Sebastian Festival (2021): Basque Film Award. Official competition section and Forqué Awards (2021): Best Actress and Award for Cinema and Education in Values
Intro: Marian A. Aréchaga (curator)
Q&A: Marian A. Aréchaga & Icíar Bollaín (director)
BSL interpreters will be in attendance of Intro and Q&A.
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