The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

2003 film directed by Julio Médem
Movie film Q339661
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The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

Summary

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's instance of is recorded as Skin Against Stone — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was directed by Skin Against Stone — director (P57): Julio Médem[4].
  • Skin Against Stone — screenwriter (P58): Julio Médem wrote the screenplay for The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone[5].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's composer is recorded as Skin Against Stone — composer (P86): Mikel Laboa[6].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's genre is Skin Against Stone — genre (P136): documentary film[7].
  • Skin Against Stone — named after (P138): Basque pelota is named after The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone[8].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Bernardo Atxaga[9].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Iñaki Gabilondo[10].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Felipe González[11].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Carmelo Gómez[12].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Gemma Nierga Barris[13].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Arnaldo Otegi[14].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Ana Torrent[15].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[16].
  • A cast member of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): José María Benegas[17].
  • The original language of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): Basque[18].
  • The original language of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): Spanish[19].
  • The original language of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[20].
  • The original language of The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[21].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's color is recorded as Skin Against Stone — color (P462): color[22].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's country of origin is recorded as Skin Against Stone — country of origin (P495): Spain[23].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was published on January 1, 2003[24].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's main subject is Skin Against Stone — main subject (P921): Basque conflict[25].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's main subject is Skin Against Stone — main subject (P921): culture of Basque Country[26].
  • The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone's film editor is recorded as Skin Against Stone — film editor (P1040): Julio Médem[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was directed by Skin Against Stone — director (P57): Julio Médem[4]. Skin Against Stone — screenwriter (P58): Julio Médem wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Bernardo Atxaga[9], Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Iñaki Gabilondo[10], Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Felipe González[11], Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Carmelo Gómez[12], Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Gemma Nierga Barris[13], and Skin Against Stone — cast member (P161): Arnaldo Otegi[14].

Publication

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone was released on January 1, 2003[24]. Original languages include Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): Basque[18], Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): Spanish[19], Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[20], and Skin Against Stone — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[21]. Its genre is Skin Against Stone — genre (P136): documentary film[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Skin Against Stone — main subject (P921): Basque conflict[25] and Skin Against Stone — main subject (P921): culture of Basque Country[26].

Why It Matters

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jove · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography ['Q12260228', 'Q139815191']
    Recorded participant ['Q221771', 'Q2503959', 'Q156799', 'Q133595', 'Q3394883', 'Q547356', 'Q457457',
    Producer ['Q365616', 'Q83940019']
    Film crew member Q140025616
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3092]]: [[Q140025616]]"
  2. 27d ago · Jove · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer ['Q365616', 'Q83940019']
    Publication date
    Composer Mikel Laboa
    Film editor Julio Médem
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P162]]: [[Q365616]]"
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