The movie Irati can now be seen for free, after a year and a half of her passing through the digital platform of the multinational Amazon. In any case, it is essential to register on the EiTB Primeran platform.

The film is set in the 8th century. Christianity begins to spread in Europe and pagan beliefs disappear; in that medium, in the forest of Irati, a blood pact is produced: the valley leader asks for help to an ancient goddess who, on his return, defeats the enemy by giving him his life.

The film is directed by Paul Urkijo and starring Eneko Sagardoy and Edurne Azkarate. At ARGIA, we offered him the cover and interviewed Azkarate and Urkijo. Also Gorka Lazkano: adapted the Basque language for the film, to the 8th century, to a time when nothing of the language was gathered.

Paul Urkijo, Preparing the Night

The Alavés filmmaker Urkijo presented the project at the Sitges film festival: Night.

Set in the seventeenth century, like Irati and Errementari, one enters the nocturnal world of Basque mythology between fantasy and historical reality. It narrates witch hunt. Kattalin, for his part, will be the protagonist of the film. One night she leaves the house fleeing her husband. It's going to be lost in the dark forest and you'll notice there's something behind it. On that road, you will find three lovely women who, while cleaning their clothes, tell stories and gossip.

Filming will take place in early 2025, at different points in the Basque geography.