Akelarre (film)

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Akelarre
Directed by Pedro Olea
Written byGonzalo Goicoechea
Pedro Olea
Starring Sílvia Munt
CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine
Release date
  • 8 March 1984 (1984-03-08)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Akelarre is a 1984 Spanish period drama film directed by Pedro Olea. Akelarre means "Witches' Sabbath" in Basque, and the film is about witchcraft trials directed against the Araitz witches. [1] It was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. [2]

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Plot

Set in Navarre at the end of the 16th century. Garazi (Sílvia Munt) is the granddaughter of a woman burned as a witch who confronts the Catholic Church again, but is ultimately freed by Unai Esparza (Patxi Bisquert) and her men.

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References

  1. "ARAITZ » Araitzko Udala". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. "Berlinale: 1984 Programme". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.