MOVIE CLUB / SHE WALKS IN DARKNESS

She Walks in Darkness (2025) is a brooding Spanish thriller that traces the decade-long undercover mission of Amaia (Susana Abaitua), a young Civil Guard officer embedded deep within the Basque separatist group ETA. Inspired by real large-scale infiltration operations of the 1990s and early 2000s, the film follows Amaia as she painstakingly earns the trust of key members of the organization, including the elusive Begoña (Iraia Elias). Operating between Spain and the south of France, she uses inventive spycraft to relay intelligence while carrying out covert assignments that place her in constant danger.

As the years pass, Amaia’s double life exacts a growing emotional and psychological toll. Increasingly isolated, she struggles to maintain her sense of self as the boundaries between duty, identity, and deception begin to blur. The film foregrounds themes of psychological strain, fractured identity, and the moral ambiguities of counterterrorism work.

A slow-burning thriller, She Walks in Darkness prioritizes atmosphere and tension over overt action. Its intercut use of archival news footage of ETA attacks situates the narrative within its historical context, lending weight and urgency to Amaia’s perilous descent into the heart of an armed organization. 

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