The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

La pelota vasca. La piel contra la piedra is a documentary by director Julio Médem, which deals with the Spanish- Basque conflict.

It consists of an unannotated juxtaposition of numerous interviews that were conducted with politicians, writers and artists mainly from the Basque country. The stated aim of the film is a representation of the perspectives of all parties of the conflict. However, since neither representative of the ETA nor the Spanish Partido Popular were willing to participate in the film, the film lack of representation of the extreme positions was accused.

The film's title refers to the Basque ball game pelota, the subtitle means " leather against stone."

Awards

• Goya ( film award ) in 2004, nominated for Best Documentary
• European Film Awards 2004, nominated for Best Documentary
• Cartagena Film Festival 2004 Nominated Best Picture