Nafarrako ikazkinak

1981 0h 25m EU

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary exercise on the lives of the last basque representatives of this ancestral trade: charcoal burners.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Urbano Egozkue
Self - Charcoal Burner
Mariano Errazkin
Self - Charcoal Burner
Narciso Galdeano
Self - Charcoal Burner
Francisco Idiazabal
Self - Charcoal Burner
Cruz Linzoain
Self - Charcoal Burner
José Ángel Linzoain
Self - Charcoal Burner
Tasio Otxoa
Self - Charcoal Burner
Ceferina Toral
Self - Charcoal Burner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Montxo Armendáriz
Writers: Montxo Armendáriz
Languages: Basque, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Basque, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Montxo Armendáriz, shot by Xabi Otero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fernando Larruquert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Urbano Egozkue and Mariano Errazkin and Narciso Galdeano carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0467537 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Montxo Armendáriz directs. Xabi Otero behind the camera. Fernando Larruquert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Basque, Spanish.

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1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Basque, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Montxo Armendáriz, shot by Xabi Otero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Fernando Larruquert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Urbano Egozkue and Mariano Errazkin and Narciso Galdeano carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0467537 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.