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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Óscar Jaenada | ... | Josu Jon | |
Jose Coronado | ... | Xabier Legazpi | |
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Vanessa Incontrada | ... | Francesca |
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Iñaki Miramón | ... | Imanol Iribar |
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Kike Díaz de Rada | ... | Lesaca |
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Leire Ucha | ... | Olatz |
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Iñaki Font | ... | Iraultza |
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Paul Zubillaga | ... | Paco |
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Adolfo Fernández | ... | Orkatz González |
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Iñake Irastorza | ... | Madre Josu |
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José María Asín | ... | Salazar |
Txema Blasco | ... | Azcoaga | |
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Josu Ormaetxe | ... | Josean Abrisketa |
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Antonio Rupérez | ... | Imanol |
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Patxi Barko | ... | Ertzaina Comisaría (as Patxi Barco) |
Spain. The Basque Country. Sometime in the 90s. Josu Jon, a young member of a terrorist organization, has suffered an almost complete memory loss after being wounded in a shooting with the Spanish police. As he awaits for his trial, his condition is being treated at the prison hospital. Other inmates belonging to the same organization try to make him remember how brave a "gudari" -a Basque soldier- he is and how he must go back to the armed fight for the independence of their country as soon as he gets out of prison. Meanwhile, Xabier, a college professor who has been death-threatened by the terrorists due to his political views on the Basque situation, is having an affair with Francesca, a young psychologist who happens to end up trying to help Josu Jon recover his memory. A warm feeling of mutual affection grows between her and her patient. At a point, it doesn't seem to be clear whether Josu Jon really wants to recover his memory or rather forget forever who he actually is. Written by Julián Valcárcel-Carbonell
Cheesy attempt at a thriller, with hackneyed plot, characters, and storyline. Whether its Basque bad guys speaking Spanish with a gratuitous bit of Basque thrown in, or the stressed out lovers falling in the sand on the beach in San Sebastian, its pretty fake. Shots of the Basque sociedades (communal kitchen/social eating clubs) and food are hunger-inducing,even if ham-handed, but that's about all that seemed genuine in this movie. This movies fails to connect with any universals that touch people who live with terrorism and nationalist sentiments. From whatever point of view whether ETA, anti-ETA, or simple moviegoer trying to appreciate a particular story that touches a human universal, this movie is a failure.