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Filmax Swoops on ‘Irati’ Director Paul Urkijo’s Next, ’Gaua’ (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Gaua’ is a universal story of love, vengeance and empowerment set against the background of 16th century Basque witch-hunts.
As Screen Anarchy pointed out, Irati “puts women front and center” in a story “grounded to a place and time that is unique and real,” while sweeping audiences up in “amazing sights, monsters, gods, and legends.Urquijo looks set to pick up on all these elements in “Gaua,” revealed Sunday at the Sitges FanPitch, Spain’s most important showcase for genre projects. “‘Gaua’ is a dark, fantastic and historical film, which combines elements of suspense and mythology, in order to immerse us in a universal story of love, vengeance and empowerment in the Basque Country of the 17th century, during a time of Inquisition, witches and superstition,” Filmax said in a statement. “Irati” wracked up major territory sales for Filmax such as Germany (Splendid) and Italy (Blue Swan) and went on to become the highest-grossing Basque language film ever in Spain, notching up €956,938 ($1.05 million) at theaters last year.
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