The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
Genres
Overview
An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
2003-10-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
6.211
Julio Medem
Self - Interviewer
Ione Hernández
Self - Interviewer
Maider Oleaga
Self - Interviewer
Xabier Arzalluz
Self - Politician
Bernardo Atxaga
Self - Writer
Txiki Benegas
Self - Politician
Txetxo Bengoetxea
Self - Musician
Odón Elorza
Self - Politician
Iñaki Gabilondo
Self - Journalist
Carlos Garaikoetxea
Self - Politician
Juan José Ibarretxe
Self - Politician
Felipe González
Self - Politician
Julen Madariaga
Self - Politician / ETA Founder
Fermin Muguruza
Self - Musician
Arnaldo Otegi
Self - Politician / Former ETA Member
Gregorio Peces Barba
Self - Politician
Alec Reid
Self - Irish Priest
José María Aznar
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Gemma Nierga
Self - Journalist (archive footage)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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