The Waves

The Waves

2024 · 78 min · Documentary

Seven women, guided by a therapist gradually put their bodies into motion. As the dance therapy progresses they give us the moving testimonies of the physical and psychological tortures that they underwent during their incommunicado detention in Spain in the 2000s.

Directed by Itziar Leemans · Written by Itziar Leemans

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