Amari
2021 · Documentary · History
A documentary, filmed entirely in the Basque Country, about Basque mythology and the ancestral beliefs of its people. Created by writer Toti Martínez de Lezea and anthropologist Anuntxi Arana, Amari immerses us in a world of legends full of supernatural beings that formed and continue to form part of the Basque people's imagination.
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