
Mass(2021)
Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.


In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.

Blanca Portillo
Maixabel Lasa

Luis Tosar
Ibon Etxezarreta

Urko Olazábal
Luis Carrasco

María Cerezuela
María Jáuregui
Tamara Canosa
Esther

María Jesús Hoyos
Madre de Ibon

Arantxa Aranguren
Carmen

Bruno Sevilla
Luichi (Marido María)

Josu Ormaetxe
Juan Mari Jáuregui
Martxelo Rubio
Amigo Maixabel
Maixabel is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of interview, basque country, spain, grief, eta terrorist group, terrorism. Directed by Icíar Bollaín, it stars Blanca Portillo, Luis Tosar, Urko Olazábal. In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.
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