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2026•24m•Documentary•Drama•Adventure
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A short documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and Gerardo Damboriena, one of the last pigeon hunters of Etxalar

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.

Aner Etxebarria Moral · Director

Pablo Vidal · Director

Aner Etxebarria Moral · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime24m
LanguageEU
Release DateJun 25, 2026

Actors

José Mari Pikabea Iciaga

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Jabier Galarregi Iparragirre

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Iñaki Danboriena

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Iñaki Zubieta Ariztegi

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Jasone Mitxeltorena Ozkaritz

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Aurelien eta Ewan André

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Gerardo Danboriena

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Pedro Galarregi Zubieta

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