In “Karmele,” one of the Basque films at this year’s festival, the Basque language itself comes under threat. For centuries, rulers sought to stamp out cultural difference, Franco banning Basque from ...

The discovery of five words inscribed on a 2,000-year-old bronze hand may help rewrite the history of the Basque language, one of Europe's most mysterious tongues. Investigators in northern Spain said ...

Minority languages are often associated with aging rural communities, thought to have fallen out of use or confined to textbooks. Defined simply as a language spoken by less than half of the ...

From exile epics to pop-rock portraits, Basque filmmakers showcase resilience and range with 13 World Premieres - led by Asier Altuna’s ‘Karmele,’ José Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi’s ‘Maspalomas' and ...