Maixabel

Maixabel

115 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 2021

In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.

Maixabel

115 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 2021

Maixabel
In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Kowalski Films, Feelgood Media
Original title Maixabel
Directors Guillermo Escribano, Icíar Bollaín
Writers Isa Campo, Icíar Bollaín

Cast

Blanca Portillo

as Maixabel Lasa

Luis Tosar

as Ibon Etxezarreta

Urko Olazábal

as Luis Carrasco

María Cerezuela

as María Jáuregui

Tamara Canosa

as Esther

María Jesús Hoyos

as Madre de Ibon

Arantxa Aranguren

as Carmen

Bruno Sevilla

as Luichi (Marido María)

Josu Ormaetxe

as Juan Mari Jáuregui

Martxelo Rubio

as Amigo Maixabel

Patxo Tellería

as Director Cárcel

Jone Laspiur

as Amiga de María

Paule Barcenilla

as Amiga de María

Itxaso Gil

as Amiga de María

Iñigo Aranburu

as Funcionario Badajoz

José María Asín

as Vecino

David Blanka

as Funcionario Nanclares

Miguel Garcés

as Prisonnier

Mikel Bustamante

as Etarra Comando

Ainhoa Artetxe

as Amiga de María