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Spanish protest over Basque film
A reminder that not all terrorism is Islamacist More than 300 people protested over the inclusion of a documentary about Basque separatists at the Goya Awards in Madrid, Spainâs Oscars equivalent. They were angry that Basque Ball, The Skin Against The Stone by Julio Medem, was nominated for best documentary. They said the film was too sympathetic to the Basque separatist group ETA, who have killed more than 850 people. Medem had earlier written an open letter to a paper saying he was shocked at opposition to the film. The protesters were led by the Association of Victims of Terrorism, who led banners criticising the film-making. More than 100 of the directorâs supporters, however, staged a rival protest. Medem is best known for his 2002 film Sex and Lucia. The film has interviews with around 70 people, including widows of a politician and policeman killed by ETA, a Basque leader who lost his leg in a bomb but calls for talks, and the wife of a jailed ETA member. deleted the rest about another film Posted by: rkb 2004-02-01 |
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