EBLT presents: Karmele

The Basque Country, 1937. Nurse Karmele flees to France with her family. She joins a Basque cultural ensemble that uses music and dance to draw attention to the war back home. There she meets trumpet player Txomin, with whom she builds a new life in Venezuela. But they still long for home. When they return to the Basque Country, their resistance to Franco’s dictatorship puts their family at risk.

Asier Altuna based Karmele on a true family story. From Basque songs in France to the jazz of Caracas, music accompanies the characters on their journey, keeping their connection to home alive. Meanwhile, Karmele tries to preserve what her parents passed down to her while giving her children the freedom to make it their own.

This film is presented in collaboration with EBLT. Friday’s screening will be introduced by a representative of EBLT.