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202197 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Traidores

202197 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Iñaki Viar orchestrated a daring escape from Segovia after being arrested in 1969 during the Burgos Trial alongside notable activists.

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Iñaki Viar orchestrated a daring escape from Segovia after being arrested in 1969 during the Burgos Trial alongside notable activists.

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Jon Viardirector

Jon Viar

Jon Viar

Iñaki Viarcast

Teo Uriartecast

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Iñaki Viar, a key figure in the Basque nationalist group ETA, was arrested in 1969 during the Burgos Trial alongside activists Teo Uriarte and Mario Onaindia. After a dramatic escape from Segovia, he regained his freedom in 1977. However, Iñaki underwent a significant change, renouncing nationalism and condemning violence. His son, Jon Viar, confronts the legacy of his father's choices amid a climate of political turmoil and violence in the Basque community, where Iñaki is viewed as a 'traitor' by former allies.

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