A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery.
Cinematography
Basque Country mountains shot like they're judging everyone's choices.
Writing
Nested stories folding into each other like gossip passed down generations.
Acting
Pilar López de Ayala carries mystery in every glance.
Director
Montxo Armendáriz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Bernardo Atxaga's short stories, this was one of the first major films to put Basque rural life on screen without political violence as the focus.
Armendáriz spent years trying to adapt Atxaga's fragmented stories, eventually realizing the film needed to be about the impossibility of capturing a place truthfully.
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