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Patxi Amézcua (script collaborator)
Inmaculada Cánovas (script collaborator)
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31 March 2000 (Spain) more
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7 wins & 3 nominations more
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clear but no surprises more (3 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ana Torrent | ... | Yoyes | |
| Ernesto Alterio | ... | Joxean | |
| Florence Pernel | ... | Hélène | |
| Ramón Langa | ... | Koldo | |
| Iñaki Aierra | ... | Argi | |
| Ruth Núñez | ... | Bego | |
| Martxelo Rubio | ... | Kizkur | |
| Gonzalo Gonzalo | ... | Zaldu | |
| Asier Hernández | ... | Kaska | |
| Aitzpea Goenaga | ... | Chica Kaska | |
| Mikel Albisu | ... | Padre Yoyes | |
| Pilar Rodríguez | ... | Madre de Yoyes | |
| Juanma Rodríguez | ... | Aitor | |
| Anartz Zuazua | ... | Manu | |
| Joxean Bengoetxea | ... | Motorista 1 |
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104 min
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Featured in La pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra (2003) more
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My Baby Just Cares for Me more
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As a fictionalised reconstruction of a personal story linked to history, Yoyes works well. The central character is strongly portrayed and multi-dimensional, and Ana Torrent's performance is totally convincing. The situation is made reasonably clear - given a bit of background knowledge, or at least a conception of the European seventies. Flashbacks are carefully flagged and judiciously used and private and public are nicely blended. Yoyes reacts to each event in a way which is pretty well matched with the predictable reaction of the liberal-minded viewer, and is seen to do so. It's all beautifully shot. So far, so fine.
So why is it a little disappointing? At first one feels inclined to blame relatively minor issues. For example, while the 'good' characters are fairly rounded and believable, although predictable, the 'baddies', - of all shades - seem somewhat caricatured. And the beautiful scenery and even the fairground folklore isn't really integrated with the story and ends up a distraction. But in the end the problem is superficiality. Not that the film doesn't try to address the issues seriously, but it does so in the end like a piece of good journalism. It makes the most obvious relevant points, but it pushes them no further: we see only the most visible aspects of 'Basqueness', and on a personal level neither Yoyes nor anyone else ever surprises. It's neither a genuine analysis of the Basque situation, nor a vision of Yoyes' world as she and her colleagues and enemies live it, it's a good Sunday-supplement article, put on film. It gives basic information accessibly, but it's not essential, and it doesn't haunt.