Maixabel -

The 2021 film Maixabel , directed by Icíar Bollaín, is a poignant exploration of restorative justice based on the real-life journey of . The narrative follows her transformation from a grieving widow into a leading advocate for coexistence in the Basque Country after her husband, politician Juan María Jáuregui, was assassinated by the terrorist group ETA in 2000. The Path to Reconciliation

Eleven years after her husband's murder, Maixabel received an unprecedented request: one of his killers, serving a prison sentence after renouncing ETA, wanted to meet her. Despite immense personal pain and public controversy, she agreed to the encounter, famously stating, "". San Sebastian Review: Iciar Bollain's 'Maixabel' - Deadline Maixabel