Asier and I ( Asier ETA biok ) ( Asier & I )

Asier and I (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Asier ETA biok
Alternate Title: Asier & I
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
93 min + 30 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Ecuador ( Latin America, Mexico )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Aitor Merino
Amaya Merino

Written By:
Aitor Merino
Amaya Merino

Actors:
Asier Aranguren ..... Himself
Juan Diego Botto ..... Himself
Pilar Castro ..... Herself
Aitor Merino ..... Himself
Diego París ..... Himself
Ana Rayo ..... Herself
Guillermo Toledo ..... Himself
Velilla Valbuena ..... Herself

Synopsis:

Asier and I tells the story of the friendship between Aitor and Asier Aranguren from their time growing up together in the conflict-affected and politicized eighties of Pamplona. Eventually, Aitor moved to Madrid to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and Asier joined the terrorist group ETA. Years later, Asier was arrested and interned in a French prison, where he was detained for eight years. When Asier was released in 2010, Aitor wanted to recover his relationship with his childhood friend and try to understand what could have led to him to join ETA, so he went to his release in France with a camera in order to tell this story. Beyond the story of Asier, Aitor, and the Basque conflict, the film raises universal questions: can we justify blood crimes on the name of an ideal? Can friendship transcend ideology and political extremism?

Asier and I grew up in the Basque Country. One day he disappeared and I found out he had joined ETA. How could I explain the reasons that led Asier to make a decision, which even I had trouble grasping?

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 04 May, 2015.