Paul Urkijo, director of Errementaryfinished last November to shoot Irati, his second feature film, in places as magical as the castle of Loarre and the caves of Arrikrutz, Leze and Pozalagua. It is a story with elements of Basque mythology, set in a dark historical era. Now, the first poster of the film is presented.
‘Irati’
The cast of the film, shot in Basque with the participation of EITB, is made up of Eneko Sargadoy, Edurne Azkarate, Iñigo Aranbarri, Nagore Aranburu, Elena Uriz, Iñaki Beraetxe, Ramon Agirre, Kepa Errasti, Itziar Ituño…
Synopsis
8th century.
Christianity spreads across Europe while pagan beliefs disappear. Before the attack of Charlemagne’s army crossing the Pyrenees, the leader of the valley asks the ancestral gods for help. Through a blood pact, he defeats the enemy by giving his life in exchange, but first, he makes his son Eneko promise to protect and lead his people in the new era.
Years later, Eneko faces that promise with a mission: to recover the body of his father buried in a pagan way next to Charlemagne’s treasure. Despite his Christian faith, he will need the help of Irati, an enigmatic pagan from the area. The two young people will enter a strange and inhospitable forest where “everything that has a name exists”.
Source: Eitb
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