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Amazon Prime Video Debuts 'La Frontera' Fictional ETA Thriller

The five-part thriller probes moral gray areas by setting a fictional ETA Paris plot against the backdrop of emerging Spain-France security cooperation.

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Javier Rey, en 'La frontera'

Overview

  • The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on June 13 and is slated to air later on Televisión Española.
  • Set in 1987, the plot centers on an internal ETA vote over extending attacks into France and a rogue faction’s plan for a car bomb in Paris.
  • Javier Rey stars as a Guardia Civil captain who defies his superiors to prevent the unauthorized ETA attack in Paris.
  • Screenwriter Luis Marías presents the story as a fictional work inspired by real events to examine the ethical dilemmas faced by all characters.
  • The show is part of a recent trend in Spanish media to revisit ETA’s history with greater historical distance.