Asier Altuna Iza

KARMELE

Romantic drama History

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KARMELE

Title: KARMELE

Original title: KARMELE

Genre: Romantic drama, History

Running Time: 114

Language/s: Basque

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Directors: Asier Altuna Iza

Screenplay: Asier Altuna Iza

Producers: Marian Fernández Pascal

Cast: Jone Laspiur, Eneko Sagardoy, Nagore Aramburu

Synopsis:

1937. Karmele and her family take refuge in France, after being forced to flee their home because of the Spanish Civil war. There, Karmele is contacted by the Basque cultural embassy in exile, whose aim is to fight the war using music and dance. This leads to her meeting Txomin, a professional trumpeter, who she falls in love with. After living for some time in Venezuela, the couple return home to fight against the dictatorship, with the hope of recovering everything that was taken from them.

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Filmax Acquires Sales on Basque Exile Drama ‘Karmele,’ Whose Director Asier Altuna Praises ‘Art as a Form of Resistance’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Filmax has picked up international sales on “Karmele,” directed by Basque Asier Altuna and produced by Marian Fernández Pascal at San Sebastián-based Txintxua Films and Esnatzeko Ordua Films. Inspired by Kirmen Uribe’s fact based novel “La hora de despertarnos juntos,” the Basque  drama retraces the life of a real-life... Read More