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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox film

| name = Maixabel

| image = Maixabel.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Icar Bollan

| writer = Icar Bollan
Isa Campo

| producer = Koldo Zuazua
Juan Moreno
Guillermo Sempere

| starring = Blanca Portillo
Luis Tosar
Bruno Sevilla
Urko Olazabal
Mara Cerezuela

| music = Alberto Iglesias

| cinematography = Javier Agirre Erauso

| editing = Nacho Ruiz Capillas

| studio =

| distributor = Buena Vista International

| released =

| runtime = 115 minutes

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| budget =

| gross =

}}

'Maixabel' is a 2021 Spanish drama film directed by Icar Bollan and co-written by Bollan and Isa Campo. The film stars Blanca Portillo and Luis Tosar alongside Bruno Sevilla, Urko Olazabal and Mara Cerezuela and is based on the true story of Maixabel Lasa, a woman whose husband, Juan Mara Juregui, was killed by ETA, a separatist group, and who receives an invitation to talk with the killers of her husband eleven years after.

Plot



Maixabel Lasa loses her husband, Juan Mara Juregui, in 2000 at the hands of the ETA.

She later becomes director of the Basque office for terrorism victims.

Juregui's killers have been sentenced to prison where they start to reject violence.

Eleven years later, she receives an invitation for an interview from one of the killers of her husband, who is serving his sentence in a jail at Nanclares de la Oca in lava, after cutting his ties with the terrorist group. Despite doubts and immense pain, Maixabel accepts the invitation and comes face to face with the man who took her husband's life.

Cast



Production



The concept for the film came from the producers, Koldo Zuazua and Juan Moreno, who received a proposal to tell the story of Maixabel Lasa alongside screenwriter in 2018. The film was produced by Kowalski Films and FeelGood, and it had the participation of EiTB, TVE, and Movistar+, support from ICAA, the Basque Government, , and the collaboration of the Gipuzkoa Film Commission. It was shot in various locations of Gipuzkoa and lava in the Basque Country, Spain. The music for the film was composed by Alberto Iglesias, Javier Agirre Erauso was the cinematographer and Mikel Serrano was the production designer, other credits includes Alazne Ameztoy (sound), Clara Bilbao (costumes), Karmele Soler (make-up), Sergio Prez (hairsytling) and Nacho Ruiz Capillas (editing).

Release



The film screened at the 69th San Sebastin International Film Festival of 2021. Distributed by Buena Vista International, it was released in cinemas in Spain on September 24, 2021.

Reception



On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30. Juan Pando of 'Fotogramas' rated the film four out of five stars writing that "Bollan demonstrates a masterful command of her craft in this, her most well-rounded film". Jonathan Holland from 'Screendaily' commented that the film is "a beautifully judged and sensitive exploration of the emotional fallout of terrorism".

Accolades



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| align = "center" rowspan = "5" | 2021 || rowspan = "5" | 27th Forqu Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "5" |

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| Best Film Actress || Blanca Portillo ||

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| rowspan = "2" | Best Film Actor || Luis Tosar ||

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| Urko Olazabal ||

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| colspan = "2" | Cinema and Education in Values ||

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| align = "center" rowspan = "44" | 2022 || rowspan="8"| 9th Feroz Awards

| Best Drama Film

| Koldo Zuazua, Juan Moreno, Guillermo Sempere

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| rowspan="8"|

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| Best Director

| Icar Bollan

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| Best Actor (film)

| Luis Tosar

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| Best Actress (film)

| Blanca Portillo

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| Best Supporting Actor (film)

| Urko Olazabal

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| Best Screenplay

| Isa Campo, Icar Bollan

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| Best Original Soundtrack

| Alberto Iglesias

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| Best Trailer

| Rafa Martnez

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| rowspan = "8" | 77th CEC Medals || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "8" |

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| Best Director || Icar Bollan ||

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| Best Actor || Luis Tosar ||

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| Best Actress || Blanca Portillo ||

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| Best Supporting Actor || Urko Olazbal ||

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| Best Original Screenplay || Icar Bollan, Isa Campo ||

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| Best Editing || Nacho Ruiz Capillas ||

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| Best Score || Alberto Iglesias ||

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| rowspan="14"|36th Goya Awards

| Best Film

| 'Maixabel'

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| rowspan="14"|

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| Best Director

| Icar Bollan

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| Best Actor

| Luis Tosar

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| Best Actress

| Blanca Portillo

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| Best Supporting Actor

| Urko Olazabal

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| Best New Actress

| Mara Cerezuela

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| Best Original Screenplay

| Icar Bollin, Isa Campo

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| Best Original Score

| Alberto Iglesias

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| Best Editing

| Nacho Ruiz Capillas

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| Best Art Direction

| Mikel Serrano

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| Best Production Supervision

| Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles

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| Best Sound

| Alazne Ameztoy, Juan Ferro, Candela Palencia

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| Best Costume Design

| Clara Bilbao

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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles

| Karmele Soler, Sergio Prez Berbel

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| rowspan = "4" | 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Leading Role || Blanca Portillo || || rowspan = "4" |

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| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role || Luis Tosar ||

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| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role || Urko Olazabal ||

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| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role || Arantxa Aranguren ||

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| Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards || Best Screenplay in a Drama Feature Film || Isa Campo, Icar Bollan || ||

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| rowspan = "8" | 9th Platino Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Ibero-American Film || || rowspan = "8" |

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| Best Director || Icar Bollan ||

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| Best Screenplay || Isa Campo, Icar Bollan ||

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| Best Actress || Blanca Portillo ||

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| Best Actor || Luis Tosar ||

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| Best Supporting Actor || Urko Olazabal ||

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| Best Editing || Nacho Ruiz Capillas ||

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| colspan = "2" | Cinema and Education in Values ||

|}

See also



* List of Spanish films of 2021

References




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