Ander
- Director: Roberto Castón
- Writer: Roberto Castón
- Producer: José María Gonzalvo; Fernando Díez
CGiii Comment
Really...it's just too slow. Atmospheric, yes.
Nothing actually happens and when it does...it is so underplayed that it almost passes without actually being noticed.
This has been called Brokeback Basque-style and if this is truly the case - a mass gay exodus from that part of the country is well and truly on the cards.
Atmospherically dull.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The valley of Arratia in August 1999. Ander, a farmer well into his forties, lives with his sister Arantxa and his old mother in a remote part of rural Basque country. His is a monotonous life filled with nothing but farm work and a job at the local bicycle factory. It won't be long before Arantxa gets married and leaves home and then Ander will be left to look after their stubborn mother on his own. Then one day Ander has an accident and breaks his leg. His limb will be in a plaster cast for two months. Against his mother's wishes, the family decides to employ a Peruvian immigrant, José, in order to help out. The arrival of the new farm hand has an influence on interpersonal relationships within the family. The old woman, who barely speaks any Spanish, refuses to communicate with José, but Arantxa and Ander soon get to know José quite well. The two men in particular become firm friends.
Cast & Characters
Eriz Alberdi as Iñaki;
Joxean Bengoetxea as Ander;
Christian Esquivel as Jose;
Jose Kruz Gurrutxaga as Panadero;
Juancho Kerejeta as Recepcionista;
Unax Martín as Niño;
Pedro Otaegi as Evaristo;
Pako Revueltas;
Mamen Rivera as Reme;
Pilar Rodríguez as Madre;
Leire Ucha as Arantxa