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Abata

2026-06-25 · 24 min · Not rated

Documentary · Drama · Adventure

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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Directors
Aner Etxebarria Moral, Pablo Vidal
Production companies
Capirú Studios, Katz Estudio
Countries
Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

José Mari Pikabea IciagaSelf
Jabier Galarregi IparragirreSelf
Iñaki DanborienaSelf
Iñaki Zubieta AriztegiSelf
Jasone Mitxeltorena OzkaritzSelf
Aurelien eta Ewan AndréSelf
Gerardo DanborienaSelf
Pedro Galarregi ZubietaSelf

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