This fascinating and thought-provoking documentary from director Julio Medem explores the unique and long-held traditions of the mythical land of the Basques, and details the region's intricate and painful political reality. Featuring a mixture of archive footage and film extracts (including Orson Welles' Around The World travelogue piece) as well as the remarkably varied range of participants - from poets and musicians to terrorists and the many people whose lives have been indelibly marked by violence - this remarkable film offers a fascinating insight into a universal subject.

Mature, complex, and startling brave, Basque Ball was the highest grossing Spanish documentary of all time. Its intelligent juxtapositions help to underline the dangers of allowing a situation to reach political deadlock, while its balanced and informed treatment ensures that the film will stand as one of the most absorbing, and controversial, of all modern documentaries.