Overview
- Netflix has announced a July release for Miguel Ángel Blanco: las 48 horas que lo cambiaron todo, a documentary directed by Jon Sistiaga and Juanjo López that re-examines the 48 hours of Blanco’s 1997 captivity.
- The film compiles about thirty testimonies from politicians, police, friends and family and includes statements from former officials who faced the ETA ultimatum over prisoner transfers.
- For the first time on the record, the documentary features people such as María José Gurrutxaga and Patxi Zabaleta who say they made active attempts to contact ETA members to try to prevent Blanco’s killing.
- King Felipe VI appears in the film and is quoted describing the same sadness and indignation he felt at the time, reflecting the case’s long shadow over Spanish public life.
- The production returns attention to the civic revolt known as the espíritu de Ermua and is likely to renew public debate about state choices during the crisis as Spain approaches the case’s anniversary.