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Swallows

Synopsis

A journey into the past that aims to give value to the place deserved by hundreds of women from the valleys of Salazar, Roncal, Echo… who crossed the Pyrenees on foot to reach Mauleón (Zuberoa). They travelled to work in the espadrille factories in the area, and did so for almost a century. Hundreds of women, even girls, who at the age of 12 left their families, their villages, to earn a few Francs by working up to sixteen hours a day.

They set out every 7th of October, and did not return until half a year later, when the spring snows were over. These very characteristics of their journey, together with the fact that they were all dressed in black, led to their being known as Golondrinas.

Anne Etchegoyen takes us on a journey that leads us to discover who the swallows were. A path that united two very different Europes at the end of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century.

Data sheet

Title:
Swallows

Premiere:
2022

Genre:
Full-length documentary film

Languages:
Basque, Spanih, French, Aragonese

Subtitles:
EU, ES, FR, EN

Duration:
84 minutes

Format:
DCP

Direction:
Ritxi Lizartza, Juan San Martin

Screenwriting:
Marga Gutierrez

Production:
Maluta* Films, 601 Producciones

Music:
Anne Etchegoyen

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Festivals and mentions

  • Festival MAFIZ 2022, Málaga, programa Spanish Screenings. Spain.
  • NIFF. Navarra International Film Festival. Basque Country.
  • International Ethnographic Film Festival of Sobrarbe, Espiello. Spain.
  • Muestra de Cine Invisible de Benasque, Benasque. Catalunya.

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