Obaba
2005 · 1 h 40 min
Cast
Pilar López de Ayala 
Juan Diego Botto 
Bárbara Lennie 
Eduard Fernández 
Peter Lohmeyer Héctor Colomé
Credits
Written by: 
Montxo Armendáriz
Plot
A rural drama set in Obaba, a village in the Basque country, where a teacher and a mysterious girl and local legends mix.
Sinekatalog’s take
Montxo Armendáriz's Spanish film, from Bernardo Atxaga's novel, is slow, lyrical and mysterious, a gentle study of memory and place.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,177 votes)
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