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It's better to eat anchovies the next day, because they need to lose water.

Anchovies should be eaten fresh, freshly caught.

Baby squid have to be eaten the next day because they're blue fish.

Baby squid are blue fish? Come off it!

Line-caught baby squid have always been considered blue fish.

Do me a favor, don't give me that crap.

BAYONNE, 1998

No, really, I couldn't manage any dessert.

You could at least try it, for Christ's sake. Benito?

Just a little piece for me.

I'm too full for whipped cream.

Pantxineta with whipped cream?

Fucking hell. You can tell he's from La Rioja.

Pastry cream.

I once had it with whipped cream in Llodio.

-It couldn't have been pantxineta. -I bet it was milhojas.

Real pantxineta, from Donosti, is always made with pastry cream, for fuck's sake.

What the hell were you doing eating pantxineta in Llodio?

Honestly, I couldn't eat another thing.

Make the most of it. Just wait till you get to Madrid.

I shouldn't have eaten more stuffed peppers.

It's really good, but the almonds should be slivered, not chopped.

My grandma always crushed them. Always.

Always slivered,

ever since I used to buy them at Otaegui's when I was a kid.

Slivered, so that it has a crunch.

And if you leave out the icing sugar, that's fine, too.

That's just an arty-farty Frog thing.

We used to buy one dirt cheap every Sunday,

and eat it while sitting on a bench in Buen Pastor, after mass.

It's up to you. Starting from tomorrow, you won't have any more of these.

Come on.

We'll take the leftovers with us to Madrid, OK? But, seriously, I can't...

You're going to take something else to Madrid as well.

No.

Yes.

What's the matter? Don't you like it, for Christ's sake?

Of course I like it.

Then don't be a pain in the ass.

It's heavy.

Of course it's heavy, because it's good.

Thanks a lot.

-What about you? -I don't need it.

The top brass want me to give them a hand.

I haven't got any ammo, though. I think there are three bullets left.

Ask the itinerant unit if you need more.

So no thanks. Just one thing...

...use it well.

Were you followed?

No.

Go and check.

Txakurrak!

Come on. Hurry up.

The door won't hold out much longer.

Come on.

I can't.

Swallow it!

I can't get it down. It was the stuffed peppers. No.

-For God's sake, it's the leadership! -The leadership?

-Who are you with? -The Gestoras from Navarre. Swallow it!

You could have taken this. You've got a bigger appetite.

Martin, for crying out loud. Swallow it now!

Three.

Make good use of them.

All right, all right! Take it easy. It's just me.

That's it. That's it. Let's do this the easy way, gentlemen.

BOMB SCARED

12 YEARS LATER

And they have good meat, too. Did you know they have good meat?

Those who were sent over there must be happy.

They opened a Basque restaurant. I know that you'll say

that we don't know anything about cooking, but they'll let us help out.

And the wine! The wine must be really good, too.

When people talk about going abroad, it sounds terrible, it sounds like exile.

But with good meat and good wine, it's not total exile.

And it's true what you always say, that it's a long way from home, yes,

but, think about it, it's also a long way from Spain.

Don't talk to me any more about Uruguay.

We could at least think about it.

-I have a police record. -We don't know that for sure.

-How can I take a plane? -Maybe he wasn't a txakurra.

Sure, he was nobody.

You're the kind of person they end up arresting.

I could prepare the passports for us to leave.

-But I have no business being in Uruguay. -And here yes?

We're here to do something for Euskal Herria.

-And after this, what then? -After this, we'll see.

Again.

I was about to.

Do you know Luis' cousin?

Sorry, the house is full of the old woman's stuff, but it was all such a rush

that I couldn't find anything else.

Are you two together or something?

What do you mean, together?

I don't want any couple problems here.

We're not a couple.

-Partners or whatever. -What does that matter now?

I know how these partner situations always end up.

We've never caused anyone any problems.

You can ask whether we've caused any problems in four years.

I don't care, but don't be a pain about it here.

-Shall we talk about what has to be done? -We have to pick a comrade up.

I'd better stay here until the day of the action. I have a police record.

-I didn't know. -We don't know for sure.

Yes, we do. He was with the secret police. I saw him several times.

-Twice at most. -Twice?

At least three times.

Then you'll come with me to pick him up.

And what do I do in the meantime?

-It'll be a couple of days. -But I've got to do something.

Wait for a couple of days.

We didn't know there was someone else.

He's a contact from Albacete. He can be trusted.

From Albacete?

From Chinchilla.

An etarra from Albacete?

Do you know how to handle explosives? What can you do?

We've helped out several units by tailing people, and things like that.

-Why? -I worked at a printer's.

I can forge any documents you like.

They let you into the organization with no training or anything.

I don't have a choice but to seek outside help.

Do I?

He's been a squatter, an anarchist and God knows what else,

and he knows how to handle explosives.

Hey, don't move. Don't move.

Sorry, it's just that I was cooking, and I thought I heard a noise.

Yes, we arrived...

...today. Well, a little while ago.

Yes, I thought so. That's why I brought you some of this.

There's no need. Thanks very much.

You must at least try some. They're stew croquettes, the best.

All right, then. Thanks a lot.

Family?

No.

No.

-We're working. -Yes, we work together.

We do renovations, building work... Stuff like that.

Then welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Lourdes.

I'm just over there if you need anything. Well, next door.

Anything you want, just ask.

Same to you, whatever you need, Lourdes. And thanks a lot.

Renovations?

I shouldn't have slept on that fucking sofa.

Well, someone has to.

It's got a bar in the middle.

Shall we toss for it?

No, forget it. It'll just be for a short time.

BUS STATION

The one with the scruffy look. That must be him.

Do you know Luis' cousin?

This is Alex. Alex, this is Fernando.

-Aupa. -Aupa, Alex.

Pernando.

What?

Call me Pernando.

-You've changed your name? -Just to be an etarra.

Hey!

Hey! Don't say that here. What are you saying?

-Sure. You don't want anyone to hear? -You're not part of the organization.

I'm not?

I told you that you were here as a backup.

Why? Because I'm not Basque?

No, because you are a reinforcement.

You're not Basque either and you're an etarra.

-You are not Basque? -He's from La Rioja.

-But brought up in Alsasua. -And from a long way down, almost Soria.

-You're from Soria! -No.

Riojans can play for Athletic Bilbao, can't they?

There you are, then. If you can play for Athletic, you can be in ETA.

And I've never been to Soria!

I'm part of a unit, and that's more than being Basque, isn't it?

In the pyramid of being Basque, if there is one, I'm sure there is,

if being Basque means you're here,

being part of a unit means you're up here. So I could also play for Athletic.

-You've lost me there. -If I were good. As fullback or something.

Come on, take off that scarf.

Look, Fernando, from now on, we'll do things my way.

The first thing we've got to do is act like there's nothing going on here.

With the people in the building, I mean. Even if we're not going to go out much,

when we do go out, if we meet someone, we behave normally.

All must be normal until the top brass call us.

I thought the top brass didn't know about this.

The only one who knows is Artetxe.

The other cretins are negotiating the ceasefire. We haven't got much time.

Do you know him?

He is the only one who has this phone number.

I've written his number in the phonebook.

-It's the only one in there. -We don't know what we're here for?

To stop a bunch of kids, who don't know what the struggle is,

from deciding it's over. That's what we're here for.

When will he call?

Tomorrow or the day after.

I'd like to talk about the subject of nicknames.

-What nicknames? -The etarra nickname.

No, don't say "etarra". And I haven't got a nickname.

Are you not "The Riojan".

-Riojan? -From Soria.

-I'm not from Soria. -Almost.

Let's not waste time on this nonsense. There's an important issue.

What do you think? Pernando Gartzia, alias: "Jordan".

I know it's pretty unusual.

Gartzia?

I like the Jordan thing, but I don't know if people will get it.

Air Jordan, flying through the air, exploding.

You don't get it.

What important issue?

Or maybe "Steven Seagal".

The guy with the ponytail.

Can anyone here cook?

It's getting worse and worse.

Years ago, ETA's food was incredible.

I've eaten in some amazing restaurants, but never as good as in some safe houses.

You don't know what I'm talking about, but 15 or 20 years ago

we were one of the best organized groups in the world.

One of the top three.

With the IRA?

Not as good as the IRA.

The IRA is on another level. The IRA is top-class.

But better than the Red Brigades, surely?

You cannot compare ETA with them.

Come on, they had a different style as well.

They were good. They had their moments, but we're up there on the podium.

In our best days, I don't know which position we'd be in, but we'd get a medal.

The Red Brigades were at Olympic diploma level.

Who else would be on the podium?

I mean, the IRA, and who else? The FARC, for example?

-The FARC. -No, not the FARC.

No, probably not.

All mouth and very little message.

I've never liked the FARC much, but it's a matter of taste.

Come on, they had some big hits, didn't they?

Yeah, but to me, they're a bit like Sendero Luminoso.

The first years were great, but then they were not as authentic anymore.

So the top tier would be the IRA, ETA and Al Qaeda, obviously.

Don't mention Al Qaeda. They make me sick.

They're nutjobs with no morals, completely shameless.

They've had a couple of big hits, true,

but the difficult part is not getting to the top, but to remain there.

We've been going for nearly 50 years.

One of the key factors is that the food has always been great.

Try introducing Ramadan here

and you'll find the organization will fall apart overnight.

Right. So what are we going to eat?

...Ramos couldn't score, and Diego Benaglio catches the ball.

Another corner. Benaglio touched the ball, the Swiss goalkeeper...

To the one down there, damn it! For fuck's sake!

So now you like football, do you?

Of course I don't like football. What I like is seeing Spain lose.

Even if it's hockey.

I watch any match Spain plays to see if they lose.

I don't care. I'm amazed that we're watching this.

I'm not watching Spain, I'm watching Switzerland.

Today Euskal Herria is Switzerland.

In the next game, we'll be whoever plays against Spain.

I'm not going to watch any more matches.

Besides, Switzerland has lots of mountains,

lots of green, cows, all that.

If you think about it, Switzerland is more Basque than Zamora.

Zamora is like a dry plain.

-I don't give a shit about the World Cup. -It's not the World Cup.

The World Cup's in South Africa, isn't it?

Oh, yeah? Is Euskadi playing?

I can't see our team playing anywhere.

That's true.

So in this house, let's not call this a World Cup, please.

Right, and if Xabi Alonso scores, what will you do?

Because he's from Tolosa. Will you celebrate or what?

He won't score. He's not a finisher.

There goes Switzerland. Gelson Fernades with the ball.

Watch out...

-Pass it! -Kick it hard!

Switzerland has just scored.

The first time they get to the penalty area...

This is a sign, guys! It's all going to turn out fucking great!

Bad luck, because it was the...

Three. You get three all along the corridor.

I checked yesterday.

What does it matter if there are three or four?

-Four bars. We've got a full signal. -That corner there is the key place.

It's only been two days. Let's not start being silly.

What if we put this chair in the corner

with the cell phone on top, so that it has a full signal?

The call won't come any sooner because of that.

But I'll feel better if we've got a good signal.

OK, put that chair back where it was.

And stop worrying about the phone!

It's no big deal if they've had a slight delay.

Maybe they've...

Anything could have happened to them.

So relax for a couple more days. I don't think it'll even be that long.

And get used to it, because this is how it is.

I don't know what you've been taught,

but the clandestine struggle

isn't a matter of turning up and finding everything ready.

It's all about waiting. Staying hidden and waiting for a long time.

It's almost all about waiting.

And then you strike, and it's over in no time.

So now, let's just enjoy being here.

We'll go out for a walk or whatever

to while away the time for a few days.

But I tell you, one day someone will see us together and say,

"Look at those four.

They are the four gudaris who prevented ETA from coming to an end".

Xabi with the ball.

Xabi to Navas.

Navas gets the ball. Villa is alone. He shoots...

Goal! Spain score!

There was also a jigsaw puzzle, but this is fantastic.

Here we go.

Six.

We'll wear it out from playing so much. We'll even be sorry when Artetxe calls.

Science.

Which part of the ear has the same name as a musical instrument?

-The ear? -None.

The eardrum.

Watch out, I'm brilliant at this.

Six.

Sports.

Which Spanish cyclist won five Tours in a row?

-This one is easy. -I know this one.

The card is wrong.

What do you mean, it's wrong?

No Spanish rider has won five Tours.

-Perico Delgado? -It's not Perico Delgado.

I know perfectly well what the card says, but I won't say it.

-I'll roll again. -You could win a cheese with this.

-A cheese? -An orange cheese, yes.

-Not Perico. Wait, I know this. -No, I don't care.

I won't say it because he's Basque. And you won't say it either.

Hold on, just a minute. Indurain is Basque?

Of course he is Basque.

If you accept these things, then people end up believing that Navarre is Spain.

Two.

Entertainment.

Can a child perform in the Eurovision Song Contest?

It depends.

It says "yes" here.

Not if they're Basque. Euskal Herria isn't allowed to take part.

What about Serafin Zubiri?

What?

He's from Navarre, like Indurain, and he took part. Basque and blind.

The odds were against him, but he did a great job with his song.

What was the song called? Yes, sure... It was a lovely ballad.

Come on, it's your turn. I'm getting fed up with this.

One, two, three, four, five, six. Science.

What's the main cause of obesity?

Sugar.

-That's wrong, too. -Why is it also wrong?

It's Spain.

The main cause of obesity?

Didn't you know?

An ikastola teacher told me this.

What happened in 1492?

Spain discovered America?

No. America was already there, but the Spanish arrived and took it over.

They raped and robbed to their heart's content,

just as they did in Euskal Herria, didn't they?

What did they bring back from there five centuries ago?

You don't know? Shall I tell you?

Chocolate and potatoes.

That's right, chocolate and potatoes,

the two most fattening things in the world.

So if you erased Spain from history, there wouldn't be any fat people.

Or they would all be in America.

Because there's nothing as fattening as fries or chocolate and churros.

But of course the Spanish State doesn't want that to be known.

Well, it says "sugar" here.

-What are you doing? -Martin!

I'll go and get the fucking jigsaw puzzle.

Martin!

"All This is Music".

Serafin Zubiri's song. Do you remember?

All this is music That surrounds your body

Just that moment Fills me with happiness...

That's enough.

Now, during the World Cup,

save on your shopping with the "Selection" card,

which will allow you to buy a selection of our products at the best price,

such as canned tomatoes...

-Hey, one thing, the girl... -Ainara.

Yes. Is she your girlfriend?

No.

You're together. I've always wanted to have a girlfriend like that.

She is not my girlfriend.

You know what I mean, an etarra girlfriend.

The fact is that in ETA there is not a single ugly girl, not one.

Every time I walked past the police station,

I used to stand in a daze staring at the photos of the most wanted etarra women.

I say "in a daze" to avoid saying "horny", but I'll tell you, I was really horny.

You can't be serious.

You bet I am! Do you remember the most wanted etarras from 97?

-I don't. -Fucking hell!

Why would I?

There were a couple of real babes. When they arrested them

and took down the poster, I went inside and asked for it. I've still got it.

In Chinchilla, my friends fancied Sabrina, Samantha Fox, all that lot.

The Mama Chicho girls turned them on. The Mama Chicho girls, just imagine.

The Mama Chicho girls didn't turn me on.

If you told me they're part of a unit, I'd get horny as hell, you know, Alex?

They wouldn't be wearing those peacock bikinis.

They'd have a more clandestine style. But you know what I mean, don't you?

Well, my father didn't. My father couldn't understand it.

Well, it is a bit weird.

Why is it weird?

You think it is weird for me to get into this without being Basque,

but I'm committed to Euskal Herria.

You can't imagine how committed I am.

A couple of years ago, at the Chinchilla Anarchist Platform,

I meet an activist from Irun and I told him:

"Listen, Antxon", because his name was Antxon.

I told him: "Listen, Antxon, I want to do things with these people".

And he gave me Martin's address.

-What does your father think about this? -I don't care what he thinks.

Mine hates it. He found Martin's letters and he kicked me out of the house.

He told me to choose between continuing to work with him as a builder or my ideas.

And here I am, you know?

I don't want to be a builder anymore,

I don't want to do any more renovations ever again. I want to be one of you.

Come on, for Christ's sake.

-Hey! -Come on.

Hey!

Damn it! Be normal. Act normal.

We're not etarras.

Don't call me Steven Seagal. When he's gone, yes.

He's the ponytail guy.

-Hi there. -You're the new ones, aren't you?

-The ones in Sagrario's flat. -Yes.

I'm really glad it's you. I've got nothing against foreigners,

but given the choice, I'd prefer people from here.

Have you met the people living on the second floor?

We have a North African family.

They don't cause any problems, but those are the worst.

-Yeah. -Did you know this already?

The worst. Why don't they cause any problems?

So that we won't notice them.

But don't worry, I'm off sick, nothing serious.

Whatever's wrong with you, they tell you you're depressed.

I'm fine, but I have time on my hands, so I keep them under observation.

If you notice anything strange, I'm Armando, third floor, flat A.

Thanks a lot.

If you can't remember the name, think of Maradona.

Have a good day.

Hey! Tonight, Spain is definitely going to win,

and I'm going to shout my head off so the Moors downstairs can hear.

-Do you like football? -Especially when Spain is playing.

Well, we'll have to watch a match together, then.

This time, we're definitely going to reach the final.

Definitely. If Spain gets to the final, we'll watch it together.

We'll watch it together. You promise?

OK, I promise.

-They won't even get to the quarterfinals. -Of course they won't.

Turn it on. Let's see how they're doing.

But we need to have faith in Spain,

who have improved throughout the championship...

Nil-nil.

Turn it off, then. Every time we watch, they score a goal.

Goal! Goal!

I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish!

I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish!

I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish!

I'm going to get some water.

Do you want any?

Ainara?

What?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

-Are you crying? -No.

Yes, you are. Don't frighten me. What's wrong?

What if they don't call?

-Why wouldn't they? -They know we all have a police record.

Because of me, all of you have a record, too.

Don't talk nonsense, please.

-You reckon Martin knows what he's doing? -He's been doing this his whole life.

And the guy from Albacete? Fucking hell, Alex.

You wanted to go to Uruguay, and look what I got you into...

The idea was for both of us to go to Uruguay.

I've always told you that I wouldn't go.

-You wouldn't have minded if I went alone? -You wanted to go.

And if this ends?

If it gets complicated and we're arrested? What are we if this ends?

-What did we say in Santander? -That was four years ago.

-However long ago it was. You said it. -No, not however long ago...

That we wouldn't mix things up.

So, what are we going to be after this?

Alex, you have a girlfriend.

-What does that matter now? -What does it matter?

I haven't talked to her for two years.

For security!

For security or whatever. Why are we talking about this now?

We can't go to Uruguay.

If this goes well, we can ask the leadership to get us there.

We've done enough here.

Are you asking me to choose between the struggle and you?

No.

It sounds a bit like that.

And if I did ask you...

...which would you choose?

What do you think?

You were crying, you know?

Yes.

Very well.

Perfect.

Understood. Starting on Monday.

At six o'clock.

Yes, the plan is quite clear.

Long live Euskadi!

What did he say?

Pay attention, because it's quite a shocker.

From Monday on,

we have 300 free messages and all the calls we want

from landline to landline.

Personally, I think it's a hell of a deal. Personally.

But why did you say "Long live Euskadi"?

Yes. Maybe I got carried away there. Could be.

Don't you ever answer the phone again.

-Good morning, neighbor. -Hi.

-I've brought you this. -Did you like them?

They were excellent.

The best croquettes I've ever tasted. I've eaten plenty, but never like those.

The next time I make croquettes, I'll give you some more.

I also make delicious pasties.

-What's that smell? It smells really good. -I'm making cod.

Pil-pil style, the way they do it up north. Do you like it?

The cod yes, but I don't know the area.

I've never been there, but I want to go.

Well, maybe not so much.

-Come in and try it. -I don't know if I should.

Come on, I want to ask you something. I want your advice.

My daughter has been telling me for ages

that I should change my bathtub to a shower tray.

So?

What?

You do renovations, don't you?

Yes, of course.

I asked an acquaintance for an estimate

and he was going to charge nearly 1000 euros.

That's a bit expensive, isn't it?

We'd have to look at materials, quality,

and technical things that I don't want to bore you with,

but which I handle on a daily basis.

But I would say, yes, 1000 euros is a bit steep.

It's just as well I didn't take him up on it.

How much would you charge me?

The thing is, you see, we're very busy until next month.

I don't mind. Next month is fine.

We can't do it next month either.

-Is something burning? -Oh, goodness, the cod!

You're sure it isn't risky?

Risky? Why?

Enjoy yourself a bit, for Christ's sake! It's delicious.

But you said we wouldn't have much contact with outsiders.

No, I said we should treat them normally.

If they offer you cod, the normal thing is to accept it out of politeness.

That's what I think, anyway.

Besides, eating well will cheer us up, won't it?

Why don't we call Artetxe?

We'll call him ourselves to see if everything is OK.

We won't call anybody.

Why not? He can tell us how long we'll have to wait.

Because he told me not to call.

-Well, a bit more? -Yep.

Yes. He also told you he'd call you in a couple of days.

Ainara, everything is going to be fine.

If it isn't, I hope you don't escape through the window.

What's that about?

Nothing. Nothing. Put yours down, if you want.

What do you want me to put down?

Didn't they give you a piece? They should've done.

Oh! No, of course.

I'm the one who calls the shots here.

OK.

OK.

Since none of you has a fucking clue....

...let me explain how this works.

The origin of the first Basque man dates back 30000 years ago in Euskal Herria.

Not only you don't know how to shoot,

you haven't even learned your own history. Didn't you know this?

He was born in Basque Aquitaine 30000 years ago.

Ever since,

the Basque man has been fighting everyone, absolutely everybody.

More than 30000 years. How about that?

Well, for all those centuries,

we've been fighting all out for the last half-century. 50 years.

You were little turds doing that fucking kale borroka street fighting

when I was forced to go to Venezuela.

What was I supposed to do with three bullets?

Ask whoever told you about it

what he would have done with three bullets and the twenty or thirty gendarmes.

Was that the brave thing to do? Was raising hell the brave thing to do?

If you're not eating that, bring it here.

But you're not Basque, you're from La Rioja.

What are you celebrating, you dickheads?

You always get knocked out in the quarterfinals.

These were the quarterfinals.

-What the hell is going on, Martin? -What are you doing?

What's this? What the fuck is this? Shut up!

-Fucking hell. If you touch me again... -You knew, Martin!

-What the fuck are you talking about? -I've called.

-Who have you called? -The number that doesn't exist, damn it!

What do you mean, it doesn't exist?

Why did you bring us here?

-Give me the fucking phone! -Why the hell did you bring us here?

The number you have called does not exist.

The number you have called does not exist.

The number you have called does not exist.

Artetxe will call us. From another phone or from wherever.

Either we do something, or Ainara and I are out of here.

Where will you go? To Iparralde? You don't know what it's like.

Let's call "Txintxo".

-Lizarraga? -Yes.

-From the Nafarroa unit? -He knows how to get anything.

Haven't you heard? He's reformed.

That's impossible. I saw him five months ago, and he was fine.

I talked to his wife. She said it all happened very suddenly.

He started to act weird. He's signed the letter and everything.

Fuck!

Then what the hell do we do now?

Give me a couple of days. We'll organize something ourselves.

What with? You're the only one with a gun.

If you hold on for a couple of days...

...we can do it. Not a word to Ainara.

I have to ask you to do something important.

What's up?

Before you answer,

I want you to think things over carefully.

Don't worry. You have no idea how much I want to start for real.

Did I ever fail to reply to your letters? I answered every one of them.

I'm telling you this first. Every one of them.

What did I tell you in all of them? That you could ask me for anything.

We've got to replace a bathtub with a shower tray.

-What? -It's just next door.

This is a joke, right?

Fucking hell.

Fuck...

I left Chinchilla to stop doing renovations.

This won't involve doing renovations.

I'd be installing a shower tray.

Yes, but look beyond that. You'd be doing this for Euskal Herria.

Installing a shower tray for Euskal Herria?

You won't be replacing a bathtub with a shower tray.

You'd be making money for an important thing.

You'd be installing a shower tray, but in the name of ETA.

You promised me that the time had come to do important things. Yes or no?

But this... This...

This is what I used to do with my father.

No, just hold on a minute. This is not like being a builder.

It's like asking somebody to send a parcel bomb, and them saying no,

they don't won't to be a postman.

This is not being a postman.

At least not a real postman, the kind where you'd say, "Look, a postman".

Yes, but they're sending an explosive device.

I see tension in that, I see danger, I see things.

Just hearing you talk about it turns me on, damn it!

But you're asking me to use a trowel.

I didn't join ETA to carry on using a trowel.

If you tell somebody to demand the revolutionary tax,

there's no explosive in that. We've taken it away.

It would involve sending a letter, a piece of paper, with a threat in it,

but still a piece of paper. Is that like being a postman?

No, it's like being a real etarra by the letter of the law.

Well, outside the law, but still an etarra.

Stallone.

What?

You were right.

Steven Seagal is more suitable for a GRAPO member, it's true.

Make an explosive with what we earn. It doesn't have to be very powerful,

just enough to claim responsibility for something

and leave in a couple of days.

Call me "Stallone".

I've never heard anyone else say it.

You know what I mean? I don't know how it sounds.

I've tried to imagine it in another voice,

but when I imagine things, I hear them in my own voice.

I don't know whether the same thing happens to you.

Stallone.

The full name.

Sylvester Stallone.

My name, the way my full name would sound on the news.

Pernando Gartzia, alias: Stallone.

I promised you that you'd do important things for Euskal Herria.

Hey, listen.

What?

If I get hold of explosives, there won't be any need for the shower tray.

Hello, there. Good morning. Don't worry, you can trust me.

Salam Aleikum.

What?

You can trust me completely.

I think you catch my drift. That's what I'm getting at.

-Can I come in? -What are you doing?

Who are you?

I'm Pernando. Hi. Pernando, not Fernando.

Can we be of any help?

I think your wife has got it straight away.

What are you up to at the moment?

We have a restaurant.

No. Well, yes, but I'm not referring to that.

Unless you're talking in code.

You're talking in code? In that case, I am referring to that, OK?

Let's see, I need one or two kilos of falafel.

I've already got the dürüm. It's for our Ramadan tomorrow.

-I want you to leave. -Wait, one moment.

I understand you're taking every precaution, it's only natural.

but I'd like to tell you something.

What the Spaniards did to you with Al-Andalus is very wrong.

It was yours, yes, as much yours as Euskadi is ours.

We're not who you think we are.

It's true you have your God thing, and I respect it, OK?

The Quran, I mean.

I haven't read it, but it's on my to-do list. I have it there...

Is it any good, by the way?

Maybe it's a bit long, isn't it? Just a bit.

I know the neighbor on the third floor sent you.

Tell him we're fed up. Enough is enough.

Enough is enough already.

It's come out lumpy again. Dammit!

I'm not a builder!

Watch it. We're not builders. That's like saying a postman is not an etarra.

What? A postman?

I don't know, but we're not builders either.

Hey.

Could you set up something soon with what we earn here?

We could go to a firecracker shop.

I'm serious.

With the World Cup going on, they won't suspect.

ETA's next attack should be throwing firecrackers?

-That makes me sound like a moron. -What do you mean then?

More or less that, yes.

There is some gunpowder in firecrackers.

If we spend what we earn on firecrackers, I'll extract their gunpowder

to put it on a pressure cooker...

Martin thought it was a good idea.

He seems pretty pleased with me.

Your mother cooks a delicious cod.

We're doing OK boys, aren't we?

-Hi, good afternoon. -This is my daughter Natalia.

I've told your boss I want an estimate for dividing a flat into two apartments.

We can do that, can't we?

How? We have another assignment.

It's just putting up a wall.

I'm in a bit of a hurry because I can't rent them until they're separated.

Fernando?

The other assignment is also pretty urgent.

-When is your other job? -We'll do it the day after tomorrow.

We'll have this finished in a couple of hours.

DO NOT SAY MY NAME

DO NOT STOP TALKING

-It's hot. Aren't you hot? -It's stifling, yes.

The worst thing is the humidity.

THERE IS A MICROPHONE

DO NOT STOP TALKING

I'll... I'll prepare something to eat.

Come on! In this heat?

Where did you leave the colander?

That's a point. Where is the colander?

I TOLD YOU SO!

Ainara...

...this is a hanger, it's not a mike. It's a peg to hold a shelf.

They just caught us for being fools!

Why would they put a mike inside a wardrobe?

-What damn mike? -OK, relax!

The missing piece! Where is it? You've hidden it from me!

-What piece? -The piece!

-Ainara, calm down, please. -What if it was a mike?

But it wasn't. Relax.

You lot are so relaxed, it makes me look like I'm crazy.

It's natural for you to feel stressed. But we're going to do something soon.

They won't call, Alex.

That doesn't matter. We'll do it all by ourselves.

-Hold on for a couple of days, OK? -Why hasn't Martin told me anything?

-I'm telling you now. -When it's done, I'll leave for Iparralde.

He's hidden the piece from me to make me angry.

We won't go to Iparralde. Who knows whether there's anyone left there.

Whoever is left will support the ceasefire.

I haven't ask you to come with me.

We're not right. I'm not right.

Right?

I need time.

Time?

I don't know. Time, damn it!

A bit of space will do us both good.

Are you going to ask Martin for the fucking piece?

-What piece? -How should I know?

A bit of space?

We're in a safe house, Ainara.

-So what? -So what?

What space? All I could do would be to go and sleep in the living room.

You want me to go and sleep on the sofa? Is that it?

If you wanted to break up with me,

you could at least have told me straight up.

You and I don't have anything to break up, Alex.

Martin!

Martin!

Do you want a bit?

Are you OK?

How about you?

MARTE TOY SHOP-PERFUMERY

The firecrackers are this way.

What do you want them for?

-Why do you ask? -What?

Nothing special.

-Are they for the World Cup? -That's it, for the World Cup.

We have these ones that are selling very well, "little trumpets".

They come in boxes of 50. They're noisy and very funny.

-They don't need to be funny. -Do you have any unfunny ones?

What do you mean, unfunny?

-Very noisy ones. -The most powerful you have.

Powerful. The biggest I have are the Magic Explosion.

And are they funny?

No, they're very noisy.

So these are the most powerful ones?

Well, there is also the Super Ultra Boom 2000.

And which is the scariest one?

The Magic Explosion might be noisier.

We'll take the Magic Explosion, then.

The Super Ultra Boom 2000 is great, too. It's just that it's a bit more dangerous.

The other day, a client almost lost three fingers.

Or rather, the Super Ultra Boom 2000.

Yes, give us 200.

For example.

People usually buy two or three.

200 is fine.

We have a problem.

What's up?

Will the convenience store be open?

No, forget it. No way.

Ainara, please. Do you think I like this?

I don't like it one bit. But all the neighbors have put it up except us.

And weren't there any others? This is huge.

We've been to three shops. This is all they had.

But have you asked about the size? It's not normal for it to cost 60 euros.

What if it's an awning?

What does the size matter? That's all there was.

It matters to me. And do you know why it matters to me how big it is?

Because we've come here to fight for Euskal Herria. What have we done so far?

Don't start, Ainara.

No, ask me. "What have we done so far, Ainara?".

I'll tell you. Don't just stand there.

-I won't ask you anything. -What have we done so far, Ainara?

We've replaced a bathtub with a shower tray,

and we're about to put a Spanish flag on the balcony.

We have to be very careful with Armando.

Like Maradona. We have to be careful so he doesn't suspect.

If you want to leave, you can leave.

But as long as you're here, we do things my way.

-There are still more folds. -Pull, the fabric will end eventually.

-But we've run out of corridor. -Have you finished over there?

There's still more flag left here!

-Where are you? -In the kitchen!

What the hell did you buy?

What do you mean, in the kitchen?

You pull. There's no more house left here!

There's none here either!

You see? It was an awning!

For 60 euros, it's a real bargain, isn't it?

Have you had a look at the other side?

-Shit. No! Why? -Don't tell me it's got a fucking picture!

Maybe it's got Franco's eagle!

Don't tell me it has the fucking bird on it!

We should have asked the shopkeeper if it had the bull on it.

-Maybe it has the bull! -Does it have the bull?

No, I don't think so. I don't think there's a bull.

Local police. How can I help?

I'm calling on behalf of ETA

to warn you that a bomb has been placed in the Plaza de San Marcos.

It's due to be detonated at 23:00,

coinciding with the end of the match between Spain and Germany.

Mariano, let us through. We're in the final.

We have to follow the protocol.

Protocol? Only yesterday, you were checking parking meters.

It seems genuine. It looks like Al Qaeda.

It's just a practical joke. Let me through. I'm meeting...

I can't. The Bomb Squad is about to arrive.

The nerve of this bastard. What a fright!

I told you that this was a practical joke. Al Qaeda? Come on!

Wait a moment, in case there's something else.

What's he saying?

I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish! I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish!

I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish! I am Spanish, Spanish, Spanish!

I'm Spanish, Spanish, Spanish!

All seems to indicate

that the December elections this year in Burkina Faso,

will be won by the current president, Blaise Compaoré,

who came to power in 1987 after a coup d'état.

How did it go?

Fine, fine.

It went... It went well.

No news on TV.

No, and there won't be. It's not in their interest.

So?

It was great as a first attempt. Have you had dinner?

As a first try?

When we have more money, we'll do it better.

What do you mean?

That you should carry on doing renovations because it was a screw-up.

I'm leaving tomorrow.

You're not going to convince me to stay.

That's not what I'm here for.

I think you should talk to Alex.

-You don't know what's going on with him. -I know.

It's like the Algiers talks. In 1989, 88 or 89.

You know the ones I mean. It was our best chance.

It could have turned out really well

if we had talked things through a bit more,

but the Spanish Government, Felipe,

didn't give us a good negotiator, and things ended up the way they did

because we didn't talk it through.

We've never had such an opportunity.

Are you telling me I'm Spain in this relationship?

No, I didn't say that.

You did say it, that I'm Spain, because of course he's the gudari.

Ainara, you know what I mean.

I know, and I'll tell you something.

If there's a Spanish Government here,

and you said this, not me, it would be him,

because you can't cozy up to everybody, you can't be friends with everybody.

You can't be with ETA and cozy up to the Congress at the same time.

Which is what he's is doing with his girlfriend.

Look, that's nothing to do with me.

All I'm saying is that you two should sort things out between you.

I don't mean Lizarra Pact-style. But a bit like that.

We're not a couple, OK? Let's be clear about that.

We've been in this together for a few years, that's all.

Maybe we have been good for each other, but we're not the same.

If anything, our relationship is like the Statute of Autonomy in 79.

Then maybe he wants to revise the Statute of Autonomy.

You see how I'm always Spain?

If you put it like that, you are a bit.

I told you so, both of you, on the first day.

That's a dirty trick. Saying that now is playing dirty.

Did I, or did I not tell you so?

-You're being a bit like the GAL now. -So now I'm the GAL?

Who else are you here? You've come on behalf of Spain to play dirty.

No, I 'm here to help.

If anything, if you insist,

I'm a kind of Irish priest who is here to mediate in the conflict.

You don't know what the conflict is about.

I know perfectly well what it's about.

Her name was Gloria.

I never liked the name, but she was called Gloria.

Gloria Garces,

from the antimilitarist group in Basauri.

We both wanted to do things for Euskal Herria,

but not the same things.

When I went to Venezuela, she didn't come with me.

There were no more Glorias either, I can tell you that as well.

But here I am, fighting for what is worth fighting for.

I'm OK. Do I not look it to you?

I'm where I wanted to be.

Then why are you telling me to talk to Alex?

You're right. Do whatever you want.

He insisted that I should give you this.

I told him to do it himself, but he wants me to give it to you.

We'll all take you to the station tomorrow.

You can come back whenever you want. You know that.

When you get tired of Iparralde. You'll get tired of it, for sure.

Whenever you want.

You must be fucking joking!

-Take it easy. Relax. -Is yours loaded?

What do you want? To make it easy for them to shoot us?

I said relax, all of you, for fuck's sake.

Good morning.

Hi, good morning.

How's it going, officer? Good morning.

Show me your papers.

Is there a problem?

In general, I mean.

All of you.

-Very good. -You're welcome.

Get going.

Don't tell them anything, whatever happens.

Hold out for as long as you can.

What are you waiting for? Start!

Shut up, all of you.

Ask for a medical examiner. It's our right.

And a medical report on the injuries.

Who'll shout "long live Euskadi" when they handcuff us?

Above all, don't mention Artetxe. We don't know anything.

I'll shout it myself.

So what about Uruguay?

Are you leaving?

How about you?

You can go.

What?

Everything is in order.

-All four of us? -What?

Everything is fine, then.

-Move along. -OK. Should we get going, then?

Yes, go ahead.

Shit, I think I'm going to miss the bus.

You still have ten minutes.

But I don't think I'm going to make it.

I'd gotten used to the idea that you couldn't do it.

The other job was quite straightforward.

Yes, but that kind of job also has to be done.

So it would be a partition, more or less here.

Without a door or anything. So that they can be rented separately.

OK.

Yes, no problem.

It's doable, isn't it?

Well, it's tricky, but...

...it can be done, yes.

About the materials, we need an advance.

Oh, sure. How much will it cost?

We're very concerned that the materials should be top quality.

If you can finish it by the end of the month, I'll pay you half in advance.

By the way, how much are you thinking of renting each apartment for?

This is something else.

Listen, sit here.

I'm serious. Have you tried it? It's a completely different story.

And when will the next one be?

We've seen that when things are rushed, they don't pan out.

-Is that ham tasty or what? -It's delicious.

Even if we're taking it easy, we can't waste any time either.

Let's not start by rushing things again.

We've all been pretty overwhelmed, me more than anyone.

From now on, we'll do things right.

We were doing them right before, but now we'll do better.

We'll do the partition

and give them the estimate for the rest of the work.

-Is there no more white left? -In the fridge.

Wait, I'll fetch it, and we can have a toast.

You have eight new messages.

Martin, why the hell don't you pick up the phone?

I told you to always carry it in your hand. Where the fuck are you?

I have to talk to you right now. We're in a big hurry.

I'll carry on calling until you pick up.

Don't let me down again, Martin, for fuck's sake.

Is everything OK?

Yes, everything's OK.

I'll fetch the white wine.

Well, how's it going?

Are you ready?

Yes... What?

I've bought a few things to give the evening a bit of atmosphere.

I don't know if we'll be able to make it.

What's going on?

That's what we agreed. If they got to the final, we'd watch it together.

If you don't want to watch it with me it's OK,

but since that was what we agreed...

But is it because of something I've done? Have I said something?

Well, never mind. I'm OK. I'm sure I can return this.

Yes, I think I kept the receipt.

No, I've thrown it away.

-Don't return them. -Well... So I'll see you tonight?

That's wonderful.

You don't know how much I wanted us to hang out together.

See you later, then, OK? Come on, Spain!

Right then.

Don't worry, it's not a big deal.

-It's no big deal, is it? -No.

-Should we say something to them? -Leave them to themselves.

It'll do them good.

-What if Spain wins? -Don't say that.

-He might notice our reaction if they win. -How can Spain win a World Cup?

And, besides, it's Holland.

It's better if we're on good terms with...

Armando. Remember, Maradona and all that.

But where the hell is the walkie-talkie?

What do I know?

You're sure you didn't want to see the match?

The one time we can be alone...

Well, we could be if we wanted to.

Alex, the Uruguay thing is a bit crazy.

No, I mean looking for a flat here. Just us.

-Renting another safe house? -Yes.

They would be here and we'd be on our own. Two safe houses, yes.

Like an itinerant unit?

That's it, like an itinerant unit.

But an itinerant unit has a lot of expenses.

We can afford it. We're getting lots of work.

The thing to decide is whether we want to be an itinerant unit.

I want to.

Do you?

You see? These things don't happen in an itinerant unit.

All right! I'm coming!

It's about time, damn it!

This fucking town is a hell of a long way away.

-You know who I am, don't you? -Yes.

-Is Martin here or not? -He'll be here shortly.

He'd better be here soon, I'm in no mood to be messed around.

I don't suppose you've got something to eat, do you?

Because I'm fucking starving.

Three players with...

Nil-nil.

Yes.

Fucking Dutch.

Weren't they supposed to be so good?

...line of six players...

Let's have a toast. You'll see what a great wine this is.

It's from Sotillo, my hometown.

-But they're still tied. -Let's have a toast, then.

Wait until you hear what I've found out.

The Moors are moving out.

What? They're leaving?

They told the owners' association that a lunatic ask them for a bomb,

and they've left, scared shitless.

...the wall of the Spanish team...

What do you mean, a lunatic?

...of 2010. The ball goes straight to...

Don't look at me like that. It wasn't me.

I wish I'd thought of it myself.

You'll see how good this wine is, and it's really cheap.

If you want, I can get you a case at a great price.

Just three Dutch players inside the penalty area waiting for...

Where did you get this ham?

We don't usually eat like this.

...of six Spanish players. Ready to shoot, with the 10 on his back...

This sofa is new, isn't it?

No, it was already here.

It smells new. And the ham was also here, was it?

...wall of the Spanish team...

What the fuck have you been doing all this time?

Waiting for your call. So don't give us a hard time.

Look, girl, you have no fucking idea what I've had to do to get here.

We've followed Martin's orders. Everything's fine.

No, everything is not fine.

Where the hell is Martin?

...after their first World Cup.

But we can't leave now.

I won't watch the penalties. It's too nerve-wracking.

-There won't be any. -No?

There wasn't going to be extra time either. Look.

If there are penalties, he'll suspect something.

Well, relax. Besides, we have a front.

-The renovation thing is a front? -Of course it's a front.

Besides, Holland will score before the end.

But a front is like an undercover mission?

Call it an undercover mission, whatever you prefer.

Sergio Ramos leaves his defender behind.

But are you angry?

Fabregas comes to help out...

Why?

Martin, are you happy with me?

I've brought a bit of salami,

because it looks as though we're going to penalties.

Do you like salami?

If not, I'll get something else, but I don't have anything else.

...Jesús Navas gets the ball. Navas to Fernando Torres...

Maybe there won't be penalties after all.

Spain, world champions!

Enough.

I said to myself: "Artetxe, be patient...

...Martin will definitely show up before you finish the ham".

Very well. I've finished the ham already...

...and Martin hasn't come, and he's not going to come.

Now I'm worried about you.

I'm not an idiot. I have my faults, but I've never been an idiot.

So now...

...we have a problem.

Artetxe, what are you doing here?

One moment, Martin,

one moment.

Artetxe...

Now I'm ready for you to tell me what the hell you're up to.

-It's an undercover mission. -I'm not talking to you!

Why did you come here?

You lot forgot about us, didn't you?

And you've not even apologized.

You've let me down again. For fuck's sake.

But you promised me it would only be two days.

What did I tell you when you came back from Venezuela?

That I wasn't going to shoot you because you owed me one,

and you were going to pay me back.

You've shat yourself again, Martin. You've shat yourself again,

as you always do.

But I'll tell you one thing.

We're not going to lose this war because of people like you.

We've struggled for too many years for you to fuck it all up.

But what do you know about the struggle?

You've never had faith,

that's your problem.

You're worse than a coward, because cowards can be beaten into shape.

But when there's no faith, there's nothing,

not even cowardice.

And now, look, do us a favor.

Get out, with your sniveling, through that window.

Do you like it?

I think it suits you. You can fit through it.

Does it look OK to you? It looks OK to me.

Now go to Venezuela or wherever, but a long way away,

because people like you are the reason why we've gone to hell.

And the rest of you, get a move on,

because we have a lot to do and very little time.

We're going to ruin their party tonight.

Downstairs, in the car boot, I've got 200 kilos of...

What the hell are you doing?

I'd like to say something.

You know me, sometimes I talk a lot and don't say anything,

and other times I go for days without saying a word.

But this is important.

I've been thinking about it for the last few weeks,

and I think you need to know what I've been mulling over.

We're going to carry on fighting,

in our own way, but we're still part of something much more important...

VAN DAMME RENOVATIONS

...than building bathrooms in an office,

or the new job we have starting next week in the sweet shop in Plaza de Cataluña.

Now we'll eat and then...

That's what everyone else will think we are,

a thriving renovation company.

Let them think what they want,

because, deep down inside, we know what we are.

Gudaris.

May I drop down dead if I'm lying.

Okay.

Hi.

I've never felt as close to Euskal Herria as I do here with you,

not even when I was there in person. Never.

You've painted already?

We are Euskal Herria as well,

because we carry it inside us. And although we live far away,

we continue fighting,

slowly but surely, doing things right, little by little.

Long live the free Basque Country.

Long live.

Let's see if you like my cod. The recipe is the same as hers.

-It smells good. -I'll fetch the wine.

-We should have brought wine. -We brought desert.

We'll bring it next Sunday. Armando gave us some bottles from his hometown.

-Delicious. -And it goes down smoothly.

There's red wine.

Lourdes says that it also goes well with red,

that it's not true that fish only goes with white.

Subtitle translation by Ion Zubizarreta