Jose Mari Goenaga

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Jose Mari Goenaga

Born September 9, 1976 · Ordizia, Gipuzkoa, Euskal Herria (age 49)

Jose Mari Goenaga Balerdi (Ordizia, 1976) is a Basque filmmaker. He is a member of the film production company Moriarti.

Known For

The Endless TrenchThe Endless Trench · 2019
The Endless Trench
6.92019
MovieDramaHistory
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.
SupertrampsSupertramps · 2004
Supertramps
6.02004
MovieAnimationComedy
A stray cat, an oriental pigeon, an Eastern European rat and a Caribbean cockroach live on the streets. One night they have the chance to win the reward offered for Nora's (a lost cat) safe return.
Close FriendsClose Friends · 2011
Close Friends
7.02011
MovieDrama
Ekaitz and Roman meet in a hostel during their holidays and promise a lifetime friendship. But something goes wrong. Either their life is too long, or their promise too weak... but now they will have to come to terms with it.
GiantGiant · 2017
Giant
6.62017
MovieDramaHistory
Having fought in the First Carlist War, Martin returns to his family farm in Gipuzkoa only to find that his younger brother, Joaquín, towers over him in height. Convinced that everyone will want to pay to see the tallest man on Earth, the siblings set out on a long trip all over Europe, during which ambition, money and fame will forever change the family’s fate. A story based on true events.
Marco: The Invented TruthMarco: The Invented Truth · 2024
Marco: The Invented Truth
6.92024
MovieDramaHistory
Enric Marco, a Spanish trade unionist, claims to be a survivor of Nazi concentration camps.
MaspalomasMaspalomas · 2025
Maspalomas
6.72025
MovieDrama
After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and looking for pleasure. An unexpected accident obliges him to return to San Sebastián and to the daughter he abandoned years ago. Vicente will have to live in a retirement home where he finds himself driven back into the closet and to conceal a part of himself that he thought was long resolved. In this new environment, Vicente must ask himself if he has enough time left to make his peace with others… and with himself.
PerurenaPerurena · 2011
Perurena
2011
MovieDocumentary
Inaxio Perurena is a young stone-lifter who aims to achieve his most important record: lift the 300 kilos stone. His father, the legendary Iñaki Perurena, was the first man lifting that stone in 1987.
AsämaraAsämara · 2009
Asämara
2009
MovieDocumentary
Sent to work, sent to earn a living. This is the reality millions of children must face in Africa nowadays, in spite of their extreme youth.

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FlowersFlowers · 2014
Flowers
6.92014
MovieDrama
Ane is in her mid-forties and delighted when a stunning bouquet of flowers is delivered to her home. But the site manager has no idea who to thank – one thing is for sure; her jealous husband, Ander, is not the unknown cavalier. As these gallantries increase, always on a Thursday and always with an anonymous sender, Ane’s life takes on a new direction. The life of Lourdes is also sent into turmoil by beautiful bouquets of flowers: Since the death of her husband in a traffic accident, flowers have been deposited regularly at the scene. Lourdes’ mother-in-law, Tere, is determined to get to the bottom of the anonymous flowers. Jon Garaño and José Mari Goenaga’s feature film debut pays charming homage to three headstrong women and the power of flowers.

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