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The Brussels Euskal Etxea will begin its first Basque Film Series tomorrow, with Sanctuaire.  This film is a co-production of French and Belgian TV based on the real events that took place in Iparralde during the GAL attacks.  The series will include three other films that will be shown every two or three months. 

Brussels, Belgium.   The Brussels Basque club has organized a Basque Film Series to unveil the Basque culture and society in Belgium through film.  The series will begin with four films, although, depending on the audience response, there may be more, as Basque club sources told EusalKultura.com.

The series will begin tomorrow with Sanctuaire, a full-length film co-produced by Canal + in France and Belgium, and staring Jeremy Renier, Alex Brendemuhl and Juana Acosta, among others.  The screening will take place at the Poeme Theater, starting at 7:45pm.  The film’s director, Olivier Masset-Depasse, will present the film and will also participate in a questions and answers session after the screening.

The film is in French and admission is 7 Euros; 5 Euros for club members, students and the unemployed.

Argument

In the mid-80s, Baiona was the scene of GAL attacks against refugee ETA members in the French Basque Country.  Two men face this in an attempt to escape this blood war: Gregoire Fortin (Jeremie Renier), advisory to the French Minister Robert Badinter, and "Txomin," (Alex Brendemuhl), chief of ETA’s armed faction.  One is a “white knight” seeking to negotiate at the risk of compromising their ideals.  The other is a warlord that is becoming aware that the armed struggle is stuck and that he is losing his authority.

It is also the story of Yoyes (Juana Acosta) ETA militant who wishes to leave the organization behind even at the risk of losing her life.

This feature-length film won the FIPA d’Or in 2015 in Biarritz for the Best Original Screen Play and the FIPA d’or 2015 for Best Female Actress for Juana Acosta.

More information, here.