Laia Bernués

Nerea is 37, is married and has a daughter. Professionally Nerea is a journalist and has to spend most of the day in the newspaper, subtracting much time to her family. The difficulty in balancing work and personal life greatly overwhelms the protagonist and the problem does not get worse when her mother, Luisa, Alzheimer patient is admitted to hospital.

David Imaz a dû fuir le Pays basque dans les années 1970, renié par les siens, accusé de trahison. Bien qu’il ait trouvé le bonheur en Californie, son passé le rattrape et le sentiment de culpabilité l’empêche de vivre avec sérénité ses derniers jours. Son ami d’enfance Joseba Altuna va le rejoindre pour lui dire au revoir, et pour régler ses comptes. De l’eau a coulé sous les ponts depuis la dernière fois qu’ils se sont vus. Il est temps d’affronter la vérité.

Mugaldekoak is set in the early 40s, when, on this side of the border, the wounds of the Civil War were still open and, on the other, they were living under occupation by the German Army. The tale revolves around the Comète Network, an initiative developed during World War II on the border with Navarre: the clandestine evacuation of British pilots brought down in enemy territory.