FilmJune 25, 2026Aner Etxebarria Moral
Abata
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.
About the movie
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.
ReleasedJune 25, 2026
DirectorAner Etxebarria Moral
Runtime24 min
CastJosé Mari Pikabea IciagaJabier Galarregi IparragirreIñaki DanborienaIñaki Zubieta AriztegiJasone Mitxeltorena OzkaritzAurelien eta Ewan AndréGerardo DanborienaPedro Galarregi Zubieta
ProductionCapirú StudiosKatz Estudio
GenresDocumentaryDramaAdventure
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