The Demise of ETA

The Demise of ETA

2017 · 107 min · ★ 5.9 · Documentary, History

The chronicle of the process, ten long years, that led to the end of ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna), a Basque terrorist gang that perpetrated robberies, kidnappings and murders in Spain and the French Basque Country for more than fifty years. Almost 1,000 people died, but others are still alive to tell the story of how the nightmare finally ended.

Directed by Justin Webster · Written by Luis R. Aizpeolea

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