10 Oct 1968
Mother Earth
'Ama Lur' is a documentary, directed by Nestor Basterretxea and Fernando Larruquert, that premiered in San Sebastián in 1968, and it is considered the foundation of Basque cinema.
Ikuska 10: Kontrasteak
Documentary on the rural world and the city in the Basque Country.
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