Akelarre (film)

Akelarre
Directed by	Pedro Olea
Written by	Gonzalo Goicoechea Pedro Olea
Starring	Sílvia Munt
Cinematography	José Luis Alcaine
Release date	8 March 1984 (1984-03-08)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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]

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.

Cast

• Sílvia Munt as Garazi
• José Luis López Vázquez as Inquisitor
• Mary Carrillo as Amunia
• Walter Vidarte as Don Fermín de Andueza
• Patxi Bisquert as Unai
• Iñaki Miramón as Íñigo
• Mikel Garmendia
• Javier Loyola as Prior
• Sergio Mendizábal as Antxón
• Félix Rotaeta as J. de Areso

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.

External links

• Akelarre at IMDb
• Akelarre at Rotten Tomatoes