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Basque Pilota minimovie online The minimovie Basque Pilota, first part of the series Small nations, big games produced by Submarine, is online at the minimovies website. The film is about Basque Pilota, the national sport of the Basques, a people in the north of Spain. The director followed his friend, Henrike Olasolo, from Amsterdam back to Basque country where Henrike was born. His father was a famous Pilota player back in the days, but Henrike, to his embarassment, has never played the game. For Henrike the social and political situation of the Basques (being stigmatized in the media as brutes and underdeveloped people) is symbolised by Pilota: the discussions about the cultural identity of the Basques is like slinging balls against a brick wall. The words bounce back, just like the balls. Read more about Small Nations Big Games » Added: 1-8-2009 |