In the mid-1980s, the GAL, a Spanish paramilitary group, pursues and assassinates members of the terrorist gang ETA who have taken refuge in the sanctuary they have created in the south of France. Grégoire Fortin, advisor to the French Minister of Justice, and Domingo 'Txomin' Iturbe, leader of ETA, are forced to negotiate in order to find a solution to the violence that plagues the region.
southern france
based on true story
basque country, spain
eta terrorist group
terrorism
1980s
counterterrorism
state crimes
spanish history
domestic terrorism
gal terrorist group
french history
spanish politics
french basque country
french politics