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We have received the program of the “Montevideo Basque Film Festival,” entitled “A Basque Look at the World” that begins this afternoon in Montevideo at the Uruguay Cinemateca (Cinematech), thanks to the Aldaxka Basque cultural group.  The documentary Amerikanuak by Nacho Reig (2010) will kick off the festival and present the reality of Basque emigration to Elko, NV, in the United States. The festival will run through next Sunday December 14. 

Montevideo, Uruguay.   Anyone interested in the Basque culture and film fans in general will have the opportunity, through Sunday, an opportunity to see Basque cinematographic production of the last decade, organized at the Uruguayan Cinemateca with the help of Aldaxka.  Each one of the full-length films will be shown at least twice, on different days, so that the most people can view them.

In the words of the organizers, the works that can be seen in Montevideo “revolve around the Basque people and their searches, their political struggles for independence (Gazta zati bat), defense of human rights (Barrura Begiratzeko Lehiok, nun da popo?), the defense of their language and their identity (Bertsolari), their culture in the Diaspora (Amerikanuak).  And “the fictions that are shown in various recent films from black comedy in (Aupa Etxebeste, and Urte berri on amona)  to drama (Amaren Eskuak) to the vanguard, and hard to classify (Emak Bakia), or the historical drama narrated as an animation (Gartxot).

“The Aldaxka community hopes to introduce Uruguayans to the voice of Basques in their language, through their worldview, intimately and openly, with its pains and sense of humor, hopes, failures and obstinate struggles,” as the presentation in the program reads.

PROGRAM

December 8, Tuesday, 17:35 hours
December 12, Friday. 20:50 hours
AMERICANS (AMERIKANUAK)
Director: Nacho Reig.
Bilbao 2010-90 min. ST. (Digital).

December 8, Monday. 19:15 hours
December 13, Saturday. 17:30 hours
WINDOWS TO THE INSIDE (BARRURA BEGIRATZEKO LEIHOAK)
Dir.: Josu Martinez, Eneko Olasagasti, Mireia Gabilondo, Enara Goikoetxea, Txaber Larreategi.
Bilbao, 2012 - 95 min. ST. (Digital).

December 8, Monday. 21:00 hours
December 13, Saturday. 19.15 hours
BERTSOLARI (BERTSOLARI)
Director: Asier Altuna.
Donostia, 2011 - 90 min. ST. (Digital).

December 9, Tuesday.  20:50 hs.
December 13, Saturday. 20:55 hours.
A PIECE OF CHEESE (GAZTA ZATI BAT)
Dir: Jon Maia.
Donostia, 2012. 90 min. ST (Digital).

Program: Where is Popo? (NUN DA POPO?)
Dir: Audrey Blandine Hoc.
Baiona, Iparralde, 2014 - 28 min. ST. (Digital).

December 11, Thursday. 5:30 pm.
December 14, Sunday.  5:30 pm.
AUPA ETXEBESTE! (AUPA ETXEBESTE!)
Dir: Telmo Esnal and Asier Altuna.
Bilbao, 2005 - 97 min. ST. (Digital).
With Ramón Agirre, Elena Irureta, Paco Sagarzazu.

December 11, Thursday. 19:15 hours.
December 14, Sunday. 19:15 hours.
MOTHER’S HANDS (AMAREN ESKUAK)
Dir: Mireia Gabilondo.
Durango, 2012-2013-95 min. ST. (Digital).
Ainara Gurrutxaga, Vicky Peña, Mark Schardan

December 11, Thursday.  21 pm.
December 14, Sunday. At 21:15 hours.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, GRANDMA (URTE BERRI ON AMONA)
Dir: Telmo Esnal.
Donostia, 2011 - 105 min. ST. (Digital).
Montserrat Carulla, Josean Bengoetxea, Nagore Aranburu, Pedro Otaegi, Kontxu Odriozola.

December 9, Tuesday. 19:15 hours.
December 12, Friday. 19:15 hours.
GARTXOT (GARTXOT)
Dir: Asisko Urmeneta and Juanjo Elordi.
Hozta, Donostia 2011-85 min. ST. (Digital).

December 9, Tuesday. At 17:40 hours.
12 December Friday. At 17:40 hours.
THE HOUSE OF EMAK BAKIA (EMAK BAKIA!)
Dir: Oskar Alegria
Donostia, 2012 - 83 min. ST. (Digital).