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Black Is Beltza

Black Is Beltza

20185.51h 28m

Overview

New York City, October 10, 1965. A group of wooden giant figures from Pamplona, representing Basque culture and traditions, parade down the street; but the local authorities have not allowed the appearance of all of them: due to the racial prejudices that persist in many sectors of society, the participation of two black giants has been banned.

Directed by Fermin Muguruza
Written by Eduard Sola, Fermin Muguruza, Harkaitz Cano
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Unax Ugalde

Unax Ugalde

Manex (voice)

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Wilson Clever (voice)

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Iseo

Amanda Tamayo (voice)

Sergi López

Sergi López

Warren Phillips (voice)

Ramon Agirre

Ramon Agirre

Xebero (voice)

Jorge Perugorría

Jorge Perugorría

Sergeant Bravo (voice)

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Angelo Moore

Rudy (voice)

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Amira (voice)

Emma Suárez

Emma Suárez

Laia (voice)

Óscar Jaenada

Óscar Jaenada

‘Che’ Guevara (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

espionagecold warmale friendshipblack panther partyfranco regime (francoism)anti-communismracismbased on graphic novelcommunism1960scuban historyfrench basque country

About Black Is Beltza

Black Is Beltza is a animation, drama, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of espionage, cold war, male friendship, black panther party, franco regime (francoism), anti-communism. Directed by Fermin Muguruza, it stars Unax Ugalde, Isaach de Bankolé, Iseo. New York City, October 10, 1965. A group of wooden giant figures from Pamplona, representing Basque culture and traditions, parade down the street; but the local authorities have not allowed the appearance of all of them: due to the racial prejudices that persist in many sectors of society, the participation of two black giants has been banned.

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