Negu hurbilak

Fiction feature film
Length: 90 min.
Directed by Negu Collective
Written by Ekain Albite, Mikel Ibarguren, Nicolau Mallofré, Adrià Roca, Xalba Ramírez
Cast: Jone Laspiur, Beñardo, Anita, Patita, Markos, Kitxa
Produced by: Mikel Mas (Cornelius Films), Ritxi Lizartza (Maluta Films)
Executive production: Carlota Darnell (Cornelius Films), Roos van den Heuvel (Maluta Films)
Associate production: Guillermo Ortuño Gratacós
Distribution and sales: Begin Again Films
Cinematography: Javi Seva Zarco
Edited by: Edu V. Romero, Ekain Albite
Art direction: Justina Montserrat
Head of production: Roos van den Heuvel
Production manager: Guillermo Ortuño Gratacós
Sound design: Iosu Martínez
Original music by: Xalba Ramírez

Supported by ESCAC (Escola Superior de Cinema de Catalunya), ETB, Otxoa de Barandika, Etxepare, Berria, Zuzeu, Irutxuloko Hitza.

Selected in the WIP laboratories: Talent Lab – Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest (2022), SEMILLERU Lab – Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón (2022), Cinema Pendent – L’Alternativa (2022), Primer test del REC – REC (2022), Final Cut – D’A Film Festival Barcelona (2023).

In 2011, the prolonged armed conflict in the Basque Country appears to come to an end. A young woman flees with a clear goal: to cross the border, the “muga”. She knows this will take her away from her home and roots, where she is no longer safe. During her escape, she arrives in Zubieta, a border village where ancient myths and modern conflicts seem to converge. Hidden in the attic of one of the town’s houses in the village, she begins to observe an unchanging everyday life.

Time passes — a hazy, indefinite passage where days blur into nights and nights into days. Her escape becomes increasingly labyrinthine, getting completely enveloped in the dense fog…

Festivals and awards

• Locarno Film Festival – Official selection Concorso Cineasti del presente (2023)
  Special mention of the jury
• SEMINCI – Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid – Official selection Punto de Encuentro (2023)