The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
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65% Critic Match

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

6.5 / 10 2003 1h 55mNR Spanish
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.

Cast & Crew

Julio Medem

Julio Medem

Self - Interviewer

Lead
IH

Ione Hernández

Self - Interviewer

Maider Oleaga

Maider Oleaga

Self - Interviewer

XA

Xabier Arzalluz

Self - Politician

Bernardo Atxaga

Bernardo Atxaga

Self - Writer

TB

Txiki Benegas

Self - Politician

TB

Txetxo Bengoetxea

Self - Musician

OE

Odón Elorza

Self - Politician

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Julio Medem's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker