FILMOTECA | TASIO

Recuerdo de Elías Querejeta

TASIO
(Montxo Armendáriz, España 1984, 95 min., v.o.e.)

Men touch each other with blows. An energetic duo about masculine construction. A deconstruction of the contemporary virile behaviour, acclaimed by some and questioned by many. CLINCH in boxing is the moment in which the two boxers hug and block each other until the referee separates them. This movement is about getting as close as possible to your rival to protect yourself from their attack. CLINCH exposes the most toxic masculinity, established in the competition, the denial and the confrontation to all that is different. Furthermore, the denial of feelings, excluding rage or fury, that must be demonstrated through the exercise of violence.
Tasio trabaja como carbonero desde los catorce años en un pequeño pueblo navarro de la sierra de Urbasa. La vida cambia pero el monte permanece siempre abrupto y hermoso. El bosque es el escenario de sus juegos infantiles, pero es también el lugar donde encuentra el sustento para su familia. Cuando se hace adulto, al carbón añadirá la caza furtiva.