Film

Lokarri

2003 · 1h 30m · Romance

Lokarri, which means in the tongue of the Basque peoples "the bond," is a story about what ties people to the land of their birth. Imanol is a 20-year-old jai alai player who is sick of the provincial town in which he has grown up, somewhere in France's Basque country. While he dreams of winning a lucrative contract with a professional jai alai team in the United States, he parties around town slowly wrecking his health and his reputation as a reliable player. When Imanol's life seems at its darkest moment, he meets two people who will change his outlook on the world. One of these is Ximista, a legendary jai alai player who went to play in the United States only to return a broken man. The other is Viviane, a Parisian sociology student who falls in love with Imanol and helps him to see the importance of his Basque heritage.

Stéphane Rideau

Imanol

Nicolas Abraham

Pascal

Éléonore Bernheim

Viviane

Philippe Darricau

Patxi

Txomin Larronde

Xabi

Henri Daguerre

Ximista

Jaione Rubio

Idoia

Eñaut Etxamendi

Extebe

Sylvie Caliot

Sophie

Frédéric Laroussarie

Marsac

Agnès Pinaqui

Corinne

Hugo Barthélémy

Iñaki

Philippe Oyhamburu

Lecturer

Joseba Manterola

Sébastien

Éric Destout

Bartender

Jean-Louis Gonzalez

Peio

• Jean-Pierre GrassetDirector

Release date

September 15, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Romance