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Unspeakable Truths: Basque Political Violence, Reconciliation and Community
  • ISSN: 1364-971X
  • E-ISSN: 1758-9150

Abstract

‘Ethical instances of doubt: The case of on the screen’ is an in-depth interview with filmmakers Helena Taberna and Lur Olaizabal who both focused on the figure of ETA leader Dolores González Katarain, Yoyes, as they each began their film careers despite belonging to different generations of filmmakers. The interview explores gender and necropolitical power as well as feminism and its incompatibility with violence, among other topics. Both filmmakers are interested in Yoyes’s role as a female terrorist and ETA leader, her fight against social injustice, and the path that led her to depart from violence at a time when her generation considered that political activism meant fighting the abuses of the Spanish state with fire.

Resumen

‘Momentos éticos de duda: en la pantalla grande’ es una entrevista con las directoras Helena Taberna y Lur Olaizabal. A pesar de pertenecer a generaciones distintas, ambas se interesaron al comienzo de sus carreras cinematográficas por la figura de ETA, Dolores González Katarain, Yoyes. La entrevista explora la relación entre el género y el poder necropolítico al igual que la incompatabilidad del feminismo con la violencia, entre otros temas. A las dos cineastas les atrae el papel de Yoyes como terrorista y líder de ETA, su lucha contra la injusticia social, y su alejamiento de la violencia cuando todavía su generación entendía el activismo político como lucha violenta contra los abusos del Estado español.

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