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202459 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Conflict Political Polarization

Let It Know

202459 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A family is torn apart by the kidnapping, torture, and murder of a father by the Basque separatist group ETA in the 1980s.

Conflict Political Polarization

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A family is torn apart by the kidnapping, torture, and murder of a father by the Basque separatist group ETA in the 1980s.

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Amaia Merino

Amaia Merinodirector

Ander Iriartedirector

Amaia Merino

Amaia Merinowriter

Ander Iriartewriter

Tamara Muruetagoienacast

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Tamara Muruetagoiena recounts her family's ordeal during the 1980s, when the Basque separatist group ETA kidnapped her family. Her father was tortured and murdered, which strained family bonds and generated political pressure amid the trials following her parents' arrest. Muruetagoiena advocates for dialogue in resolving conflict while seeking truth and justice regarding state persecution and the personal effects of violence in Spain.

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