The history of the citizens' movement that for thirty years worked hard to overcome fear, fight hatred and eradicate the violence exercised by the savage terrorist gang ETA, both in the Basque Country and in the rest of Spain.
Gesto is of 1 hour(s) and 23 minute(s). It is Produced By: Humanistic, EiTB, Gogoan. It was released on 2022-11-12.
Genres: DocumentaryHistory
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