Yoyes (2000)

Director:

Helena Taberna

Writers:

Patxi Amezcua (script collaborator), Inma Cánovas (script collaborator),

Stars:

Ana Torrent, Ernesto Alterio, Florence Pernel

7 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

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
Josean Bengoetxea	...	Motorista 1

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Ocio y Comunication

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

31 March 2000 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MACT Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Txoria Txori"
Written by Mikel Laboa and Joxian Arce
Performed by Ernesto Alterio and Ana Torrent

User Reviews

Necessary and instructive...

This is the story of Dolores González (aka "Yoyes"), a woman who made it to the directive committee of ETA (the terrorist-separatist from Basque Country, Spain) in a time where the activities of the band might be justified in some way (the last years of Franco's dictatorship). Once the band began to murder civilians she decided to leave, she exiled in Mexico and after 12 years she came back to Spain to live and ordinary life. ETA shot her in the head in front of her little daughter: they considered that she was a traitor.

I think that a figure such as Yoyes' would have deserved to be filmed by a more expert director, because the débutant Helena Tabernas makes some narrative mistakes, the movie is certainly confusing and slow, some sequences are just pointless, and one or two of the actors weren't up to the job.

The movie went rather unnoticed at the time it was released. It wasn't a good idea to make a movie about a member of ETA when the PP (Popular Party) was governing the country (they were totally against the Basque separatism and, of course, against ETA). Anyway, I think it's a necessary movie that should be watched by anyone. Everything is not just black or white... you know what I mean.

*My rate: 6/10