The Basque Ball
(La Pelota Vasca)
Directed by Julio Medem.
Spain, 2003, digital video, color, 110 min.
Spanish, Basque, English and French with English subtitles.
Spain, 2003, digital video, color, 110 min.
Spanish, Basque, English and French with English subtitles.
In the wake of the 2004 Madrid train bombings, the cause of the Basque people rose to national prominence as the Spanish government assumed the ETA (a militant Basque separatist group) was responsible. Completed before the attacks, this documentary examines the state of Basque culture in contemporary Spain as they continue to fight for independence. Using extensive interview footage, Julio Medem offers a comprehensive portrait of this controversial movement.