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Traidores

2021

A quiet, personal reckoning with a father's violent past, heavy with silence and moral weight.

Overview
When he was just a child, Jon discovered his father's past, Iñaki Viar, linked to ETA. Son, grandson, and great-grandson of Basque nationalists, Iñaki was arrested in 1969 by the political-social brigade and tried alongside Teo Uriarte and Mario Onaindia in the Burgos Trial. Years later, he organized the escape from Segovia and, finally, in 1977, he regained his freedom. Iñaki, like many other prisoners, renounces nationalism and condemns terrorist violence. Jon, a film buff, tries to understand his father's past while living with attacks, kidnappings, and a lot of silence. By then, Iñaki is already considered a "traitor" by the nationalist world.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • memory
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jon Viar
Written by
Jon Viar
Starring
Jon Viar, Iñaki Viar, Teo Uriarte, Jon Juaristi, Ander Landaburu, Mikel Azurmendi, Javier Elorrieta, Lucas Gortázar
Music
José Sánchez-Sanz
Cinematography
Íñigo Hualde
Country
Argentina, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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