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title: ''A ciegas'') is a 1997 romantic

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directed and written by

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. Calparsoro was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival, but lost to

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's romantic film ''Hana-b''i.

Plot

Marrubi (

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) works at a dry cleaners and must endure the unwanted advances of her boss Clemente (

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). However, Marrubi is also a terrorist in the

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with her lover, Mikel (

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). They target a wealthy businessman for a heist intending to kill him in the process. When Marrubi deliberately shoots her colleague instead of the intended victim, both she and Mikel are on the run. At Mikel's country house, matters are complicated by another one of their group who insists Marrubi be killed for her betrayal. She manages to escape with her son but is left to depend on Clemente who takes her into his mansion that he shares with his submissive wife Paquita ( Marivi Bilbao). She must survive Clemente's continual advances while avoiding capture by the authorities or the ETA.

Cast

... Marrubi *

... Clemente *

... Mikel *

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... Aitzpea * Marivi Bilbao ... Paquita *

Production

The film, as all its director's first productions, stars Calparoso's wife, the actress Najwa Nimri.

Legacy

The film was part of the program "Historia de nuestro cine" in 2019.

References

External links

1997 films Spanish romantic thriller films 1990s romantic thriller films Films directed by Daniel Calparsoro Films scored by Mario de Benito Basque conflict films {{1990s-romance-film-stub