Lucio (documentary film)
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- Aitor Arregi Galdos
- José María Goenaga
- 23 September 2007
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Lucio is a 2007 Spanish documentary film written and directed by Aitor Arregi Galdos and José María Goenaga. It follows anarchist Lucio Urtubia's life.
The documentary film follows Lucio Urtubia's life, through dramatisation, his own recollections and other people's statements. His father was diagnosed with cancer and was in so much pain that he went to the lengths of asking him to kill him to avoid suffering anymore. After completing a portion of the compulsory military service, he went into exile to Paris, where he met members of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo trade union. A bricklayer, Urtubia managed to forge traveller's cheques and defrauded Citibank.[1]
Production
The script was written by Aitor Arregi Galdos and José María Goenaga. The documentary film was a Moriarti Produkzioak, Irusoin and ETB production.[2]
Release
The documentary film had its world premiere in the Zabaltegi section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3]
Reception
Diego Galán, writing for El País, considered the documentary to be "magnificent".[1]