Pelota II

Documentary on the Basque sport of hand-pelota focussed on the fateful relationship of the pelotari with the pelota ball. Following the players' obsessive quest to find the perfect ball every game, the film penetrates a country whose modernity has detracted nothing from its existential passion. A small object has the whole business fabric around the sport on tenterhooks, proving that technical rationale bears no relationship to the meaning of life and playing, both uncontrollable and unpredictable. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)