Irati

Irati is a 2022 Basque-language Spanish-French epic fantasy adventure film directed by which stars Eneko Sagardoy alongside Edurne Azkarate and Itziar Ituño, among others. Set in the 8th century against the backdrop of the ongoing Christianization of remote areas around the Pyrenees, the plot tracks Eneko (Sagardoy), son to a Basque chieftain who died in battle, who journeys into the forest to find the body of his father, guided by pagan woman Irati (Azkarate). Plot In the year 778 in a remote valley of the western Pyrenees, Eneko Ximenez, son of the lord of the valley, seeks council from Luxa, a wise (cunning woman). Though he is nominally a Christian, his concern regarding a coming host of Franks under Charlemagne leads him to enter Mari's abode to ask for the goddess' aid. When the rear of the Frankish column is crossing a pass, they are ambushed by Basques. In the thick of battle, Eneko performs a ritual slitting his own throat, causing giant boulders to rain from the sky, crushing the Franks. Meanwhile, Eneko's son, also called Eneko, is separated from his mother and chased through the woods by a Frankish warrior. He hides by a river, and watches as a lamia bewitches the warrior and drowns him. He is found by a girl, Irati, who finds his fear of the woods amusing. Eneko watches as his father is buried according to the ancient ways, including the ritual execution of two prisoners from the battle. His grandfather, the lord Ximeno, arranges for him to be sent to Bigorra to be educated, and for his mother Oneka to be remarried to Emir Fortun Ibn Qasi to secure an alliance with the Muslim Banu Qasi.