"Bidasoa, 2018-2023" : Virtual Film Club

The second session of this year's Cita con el cine (Appointment with Cinema) virtual film club is dedicated to the documentary Bidasoa, 2018-2023, directed by singer, producer, and now film director Fermín Muguruza.

The film, which combines animation with spoken word, narrates the heartbreaking story hidden by the Bidasoa River, a painful testament to the dormant voices of migrants who tried to find a dignified life elsewhere and were unable to.

Synopsis

In the summer of 2018, in order to prevent the entry of immigrants in transit to other European countries, the French government enforced police control and closure of some of the passages across the Pyrenean-Atlantic border of the Bidasoa, which resulted in ten deaths in one year. Seven people have drowned in the waters of the Bidasoa River between Irun and Hendaye since April 2021, and another three lost their lives in October 2021, run over by a train in Ciboure.

The event is moderated by staff from the Instituto Cervantes and features the participation of specialists involved in the making of the film (filmmakers, screenwriters...).

Enjoy Spanish cinema!