Breaking Walls

It is the late 1980s, and a group of fathers from the working-class periphery of Bilbao in northern Spain, are suddenly faced with a challenge, which, though completely disinterested, they must affront. Their daughters are all involved with a rhythmic gymnastics group, preparing for an important competition to be held in Berlin, which they are all eager to attend. As the mothers, busy working, cannot accompany them, los aitas - the fathers, in Basque - are left to the task. The resulting portrayal of fatherhood is both tender and filled with laughs, which is to be expected when leaving a group of fathers to chaperone a group of girls, who, it appears, often seem to be much more aware of what is going on around them.Trigger warnings: Contains scenes depicting alcohol consumption, and mild physical and verbal violence.Q&A and Intro by Professor Santiago Fouz Durham University