With this double premiere there are already 8 films premiered in Euskara so far this year thanks to the Zinema Euskaraz program promoted by the Basque Government through Zineuskadi
After the summer break, Zinema Euskaraz returns to theaters in order to promote the use of Basque as a vehicle of cultural communication and Zineuskadi continues to offer family films such as Smallfoot (Warner Bros. Pictures) and more youthful works such as Horman Erlojua duen Etxea (Entertainment One) available to the public.
Smallfoot, which had its pre-release at the 66th San Sebastian Festival and was attended by Dani de Vito, is a 3D animated adventure that turns the Yeti myth based on an original story by Spanish Sergio Pablos , responsible for the original idea of Gru, my favorite villain (2010). Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick (Imagine, Neighbors invaders), the film is written by John Requa (Bad Santa, Like dogs and cats) and Glenn Ficarra (Phillip Morris, I love you !, A gang of balls). This film, designed for everyone, takes a turn to the legend of Bigfoot when a young and clever Yeti encounters something he thought was not there: a human being.
The gothic fantasy film The House of the Clock on the Wall (+ 7 years old) directed by Eli Roth (The Green Hell) and produced by Steven Spielberg also arrives at the halls. Adaptation of the homonymous novel written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey, whose script writes Eric Kripe (Haunted). The cast of the film is formed by Jack Black (Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle), Cate Blanchett (Thor: Ragnarok), Lorenza Izzo (Toc Toc), Renée Elise Goldsberry (The Good Wife), Colleen Camp (Lío on Broadway) , Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), and the young Owen Vaccaro (Two parents for Unequal). The story tells the magical and chilling tale of Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), a 10-year-old boy who, after becoming an orphan, moves into his uncle's old, creaking house, which has a mysterious clock. Soon, the boring and quiet life of their new town is interrupted when accidentally, Lewis wakes wizards and witches from a secret world.
The next planned release in Basque will arrive in November with "The incredible story of the giant pear" (Drackmagic). The film is based on Jacob Martin Strid's children's tale 'The Giant Pear' which tells an extraordinary adventure made of sea monsters, abominable pirates and giant pears.