El Lobo (2004)
33KEl Lobo: Directed by Miguel Courtois. With Eduardo Noriega, Jose Coronado, Mélanie Doutey, Silvia Abascal. In the 1970s, Spanish dictatorship’s secret service recruited a construction worker to infiltrate the Basque separatist underground and become a mole for the fascist state.
“You cannot live in Spain and not know about ETA. I lived there for six years, and often heard about their never-ending war against the high ranking Spanish military, police, and others. This film is about a spy that managed to infiltrate ETA.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs a political thriller, it is a good film that shows how bad both sides can get when there is tension. They even put a hit out on El Lobo to get good press. In fact, they kill one of their own to get at him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAmidst the intrigue, El Lobo (Eduardo Noriega) manages some fringe benefits with Amaia (Mélanie Doutey), including one balaclava-clad tryst that was interesting. But, she proves to be fickle, and joins one of the leaders in his bed. Meanwhile, Noriega is getting in so deep that he forgets he has a wife (Silvia Abascal) waiting at home.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd, now he is a pariah to the good guys. His own wife considers him a traitor to his people.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThey got the job done, but at what cost. Very good story, and Noriega was excellent.”
