Spain’s RTVE Joins Netflix, Universal on Félix Viscarret’s ETA Drama ‘Blanco’
The film will reconstruct the 48 hours surrounding Miguel Ángel Blanco’s 1997 kidnapping and murder, with its Spanish release timed around the 30th anniversary of the events Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has boarded “Blanco,” a high-profile feature directed by Félix Viscarret (“Patria,” “Under the Stars”) about the 1997 kidnapping and murder of Basque politician Miguel Ángel Blanco by terrorist organization ETA. RTVE joins Netflix and Universal Pictures International Spain on the project, with Universal set to handle its theatrical distribution.
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The film will reconstruct the 48 hours surrounding Miguel Ángel Blanco’s 1997 kidnapping and murder, with its Spanish release timed around the 30th anniversary of the events Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has boarded “Blanco,” a high-profile feature directed by Félix Viscarret (“Patria,” “Under the Stars”) about the 1997 kidnapping and murder of Basque politician Miguel Ángel Blanco by terrorist organization ETA. RTVE joins Netflix and Universal Pictures International Spain on the project, with Universal set to handle its theatrical distribution. The film is produced by Kiko Martínez’s Nadie es Perfecto (“The Bar,” “Perfect Strangers”) and Eduardo Carneros-led Euskadi Movie. The combination of major industry partners, a subject of enduring significance in Spain and an anniversary release date gives “Blanco” the potential of becoming a major theatrical event.
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- The film will reconstruct the 48 hours surrounding Miguel Ángel Blanco’s 1997 kidnapping and murder, with its Spanish release timed around the 30th anniversary of the events Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has boarded “Blanco,” a high-profile feature directed by Félix Viscarret (“Patria,” “Under the Stars”) about the 1997 kidnapping and murder of Basque politician Miguel Ángel Blanco by terrorist organization ETA. RTVE joins Netflix and Universal Pictures International Spain on the project, with Universal set to handle its theatrical distribution.
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Spain’s RTVE Joins Netflix, Universal on Félix Viscarret’s ETA Drama ‘Blanco’
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