ERREMENTARI (EL HERRERO Y EL DIABLO) (2017)

OPENING NIGHT

Spain-France. Direction: Paul Urkijo Alijo. Production: Álex de la Iglesia, Luis de Oza, Carolina Bang, Gorka Gómez, Kiko Martínez, Lara Izagirre, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Ortzi Acosta, Paul Urkijo Alijo, Sergey Selyanov, Laurent Fumeron, Daniel Goroshko, Genny Goudard, Rodolphe Sanzé / Kinoskopik Film Produktion, Pokeepsie Films, Gariza Films, Nadie es Perfecto, The Project, Errementari Filma AIE. Executive production: Luis de Oza, Carolina Bang, Gorka Gómez, Kiko Martínez, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Ortzi Acosta, Paul Urkijo Alijo. Screenplay: Paul Urkijo Alijo, with the collaboration of Asier Guerricaechebarría. Photography: Gorka Gómez Andreu. Music: Pascal Gaigne. Edition: Paul Urkijo Alijo. Cast: Kandido Uranga, Uma Bracaglia, Eneko Sagardoy, Ramón Agirre, Josean Bengoetxea, José Ramón Argoitia, Gorka Aguinagalde. Running time: 95 min

LANGUAGE: Basque / SUBTITLES: Spanish

While it makes its way to the Principal (the editing was completed on the eve of its premiere on Friday 13th in Sitges), cast an eye over the diabolic 4-minute making of posted on the Internet and remember that Paul Urkijo is a son of this Festival and that, as such, the bastard is the Smithy and not the Devil. While waiting for the flick sponsored by Álex de la Iglesia and backed by actors like Kandido Uranga or Eneko Sagardoy to open the Festival, nip into its Facebook page to discover its impressive production line, its visual conception, its medieval aesthetics. See what you can before entering the hellish blacksmith’s and feeling sorry for Aker Beltz. Don’t forget the co-screenwriter, Asier Guerricaechebarría. Or the musician, Pascal Gaigne. Or the cinematographer, Gorka Gómez Andreu.