To Say Goodbye
Synopsis
Through innovative animation, the film tells the story of the 4000 Basque children evacuated to the United Kingdom in 1937. Forced to bid a hurried farewell to their parents, these children were told they would only be in the UK for three months. 75 years later, some are still there, forever separated from their parents and their homeland, their families torn apart and their childhood destroyed by a brutal and bloody conflict.
Through the voices of 14 of these children, now in their 80s & 90s, we reveal this tragic episode in history in a stunning animated documentary that is profound, unexpected and uplifting.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 78 mins
- Format
- DCP (Digital)
- Director
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Matt Richards
- Producer
- Izaskun Arandia
- Co-Producer
- Jose Luis Rubio
- Executive Producer
- Izaskun Arandia
- Editor
- Richard Matthews
- Screenwriter
- Matt Richards, Izaskun Arandia
- Sound
- REC Grabaketa Estudioa
- Composer
- Iñaki Salvador
- Principal cast
- Paco Robles, Maria Luisa Toole, Juanita Vaquer, Felix Amat, Jose Armolea, Valentin Sagasti, Alvaro Martinez...
- Lead Animator
- Ian Harrold
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