73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Ombuaren Itzala

Patxi Bisquert
Spain      115 m.
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The poet and bertsolari (improviser of Basque verse), Pello Mari Otaño fled to Argentina for the first time to avoid being drafted. Falling ill at the age of 33, he returns to Gipuzkoa. He meets Madalen Alberdi, marries her and sets up home in San Sebastián. He participates in several literary events, where he stands out for his poetical compositions. Unable to maintain his family and his political condition, a liberal republican and supporter of the fuero system of regional privileges, he returns to Argentina for the last time with his wife and three children.

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Patxi Bisquert (Spain)
Screenplay
Patxi Bisquert
Production
Eguzki Art Zinema
Photography
Javier Bilbao
Edition
Joseba Salegi
Music
Koldo Uriarte
Sound
Daniel Ciaurriz
Cast
Joseba Usabiaga, Sara Cózar
Running Time
115 m.
Country
Spain
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