Abata

Abata

2026
24m
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Documentary Drama Adventure

"A short documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and Gerardo Damboriena, one of the last pigeon hunters of Etxalar"

Overview

In 1955, fascinated by the ingenious pigeon hunting with wooden paddles and nets, Orson Welles directed the documentary The Land of the Basques. Today, from a mountain hut on the border between Navarre and France, Gerardo Damboriena, a veteran pigeon hunter, reveals to us in basque the secrets of this more than 700-year-old tradition, now on the verge of extinction.

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Status: Released

Language: EU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Capirú Studios Katz Estudio
Production Countries
Spain
Spoken Languages
Basque

Keywords

tradition basque country, spain black and white hunting euskara short film documentary euskal herria pigeons euskadi

Quick Facts

Release Date June 25, 2026
Status Released
Language EU

Cast

José Mari Pikabea Iciaga
José Mari Pikabea Iciaga

Self

Jabier Galarregi Iparragirre
Jabier Galarregi Iparragirre

Self

Iñaki Danboriena
Iñaki Danboriena

Self

Iñaki Zubieta Ariztegi
Iñaki Zubieta Ariztegi

Self

Jasone Mitxeltorena Ozkaritz
Jasone Mitxeltorena Ozkaritz

Self

Aurelien eta Ewan André
Aurelien eta Ewan André

Self

Gerardo Danboriena
Gerardo Danboriena

Self

Pedro Galarregi Zubieta
Pedro Galarregi Zubieta

Self

Key Crew

Aner Etxebarria Moral
Director
Pablo Vidal
Director
Aner Etxebarria Moral
Writer