Lasa y Zabala (2014)

Lasa y Zabala case was the first action headed by GAL "antiterrorist group", in 1983. Two Spanish policeman, following the direct orders of the general Rodriguez Galindo, kidnapped two ETA ... See full summary »

Director:

Pablo Malo

Writer:

Joanes Urkixo

Stars:

Unax Ugalde, Francesc Orella, Oriol Vila

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Unax Ugalde	...	Iñigo
Francesc Orella	...	Galindo
Oriol Vila	...	Bayo
Jon Anza	...	Joxean Lasa
Cristian Merchan	...	Joxi Zabala
Ricard Sales	...	Dorado
Javier Mora	...	Vaquero
Iñaki Ardanaz	...	Marrero
Iñigo Gastesi	...	Fede
Itziar Ituño	...	Amaia
Pep Tosar	...	Juez Instructor
Sergi Calleja	...	Jesús García
Andrés Gertrúdix	...	Txofo
Aitor Mazo	...	Juez Vista Oral
David Pinilla	...	Fiscal

Storyline

Lasa y Zabala case was the first action headed by GAL "antiterrorist group", in 1983. Two Spanish policeman, following the direct orders of the general Rodriguez Galindo, kidnapped two ETA terrorist members, Jose Antonio Lasa and José Ignacio Zabala. Both policeman took the terrorist to La Cumbre palace, in San Sebastian (Basque Country), where they were tortured and interrogated. Later, they kill both terrorists and buried them in the city of Alicante, being their bodies found on 1985.

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Plot Keywords:

pubic hair | male pubic hair | torture | male nudity | male frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Did You Know?

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User Reviews

Atrocities always are repugnant and are unjustified, no matter which side you choose to view the story

The war against terrorism looks like something that always has been dirty and heinous. Spain was not an exception, more having in account: the brutality of the precedent Franco's dictatorship and the huge power to abuse inherited by the army as a kind of legacy. In this case, politicians were the puppeteers behind the orders for kidnapings, for torture in the most brutal way, and for executions without trial. This movie is a portrait of Spain under terrorist attacks, and a record of the stupidity and desperate measures from the military forces of Spain to get positive results, even doing all kind of atrocities.

But this "portrait" is told from the nationalism's side of "Pais Vasco", foundational place of the ETA terrorism group. This point of view, sometimes appears unbalanced to the Vasco-ETA side: the narrative has been self indulgent and showing ETA members with a kind of innocent status on this cruel war; but in some way, this unbalanced vision could be excused by the fact that atrocities are something that has no nation or ideology. Atrocities can't be or look like something right or benevolent. Atrocities always are repugnant and are unjustified, no matter which side you choose to view the story.

Good production with a great work of edition, that finally conducts the viewer to feel lots of the pain suffered by the victims. In the movie's end, cruelty and injustice touches everybody's hearts.

I give to the movie a 9/10 rating

Details

Official Sites:

Official [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Basque Spanish

Release Date:

17 October 2014 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Lasa eta Zabala

Filming Locations:

Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$380,562

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abra Producciones, Audiovisual Aval SGR, Departamento de Cultura del Gobierno Vasco

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1