Iciar Bollaín (Madrid, 1967) has directed the feature films Hola, ¿estás sola? (Hi, Are You Alone, 1996); Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from Another World, 1999), award-winner at the Cannes Critics’ Week; Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes, 2003), for which its two lead characters received both Silver Shells in San Sebastian and which landed seven Goyas; Mataharis (Official Selection, 2007); También la lluvia (Even the Rain, 2009), Panorama Award in Berlin; En tierra extraña (In a Foreign Land, Special Screenings, 2014); El olivo (The Olive Tree, 2015), Goya for Best New Actress; Yuli (2018), Jury Prize for Best Screenplay in San Sebastian, and La boda de Rosa (Rosa’s Wedding, 2020), Goya for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song and Special Jury Prize and Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress in Malaga.
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Film Info
- Director: Iciar Bollaín
- Genre: Closing Night Film (Fiction)
- Country: Spain
Film Showtimes
Village East Cinema
Synopsis
HFFNY CLOSING NIGHT PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYU KJCC
NY PREMIERE
Film is preceded by HFFNY 2021 Opening Ceremony
Maixabel Lasa lost her husband, Juan María Jáuregui, after he was assassinated by the ETA in 2000. Eleven years later, she receives an unusual request: one of the murderers has asked to meet her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Álava, where he is serving a sentence after having severed ties with the terrorist gang. Despite the doubts and the immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with the people who took the life of the man who had been her partner since the age of sixteen. “Everyone deserves a second chance,” she says when asked about the reason behind her sitting in front of her husband’s killer.
Festivals & Awards
- Irizar Award for Best Basque Film and SIGNIS Award winner at San Sebastián International Film Festival
- Nominated for Gold Hugo Best Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival
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