Irailak

Irailak

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Release Date

9/21/2026

Runtime

80 mins

Overview

"At the end of 1935, Miguel Barga, my great-grandfather, left the family in Tolosa to return to the town of his birth in Burgos. Some time later, the family received word that Miguel had died in the war. His body was never returned. His death was taboo in the family for decades, until in 2018, the DNA programme run by the Gogora Institute identified his remains. By that time we had myriad details, but two important questions remained left unanswered. Why did he go and who killed him?" (Izaskun Arandia)

Status

Released

Original Language

Basque

Budget

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Revenue

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A personal excavation of family silence and historical trauma, as a filmmaker unearths the circumstances behind her great-grandfather's death in the Spanish Civil War and grapples with what remains unknowable. The film honors both the dead and the living weight of secrets kept across generations.

Mood

ContemplativeMournfulWistful

Themes

MemoryGriefFamilyWar

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-like

Structure

Framed flashback

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