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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]: when Usue offers her soul to Hell so she can be with her mother, Alastor is genuinely surprised and asks her if she's sure. He's still willing to take it, but it's telling that he confirmed that she really wanted to go through with it.
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* DropTheHammer: Patxi's most trusted weapon is his smith's hammer [[spoiler:which Sartael allows him to bring to Hell, in defiance of the rules.]]
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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most humans have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the 19th century. In fact the exact region where the film is set would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the end of the century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.

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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most humans have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the 19th century. In fact Indeed the exact region where the film is set in would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the end of the century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.

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* ViewersAreGeniuses:
** The movie's dialogue is in the dialect of Basque that was spoken in Alava province in the early 19th century.
** The English sub finishes with the line "Whether it is so or not, get in at the pumpkin and out at the square." This is a literal translation of the Basque rhyme ''"Eta hala bazan o ez bazan, sartu dadila kalabazan eta atera dadila herriko plazan"'' which is said at the end of fairytales, but since it's not explained anyone without Basque background is left with a BigLippedAlligatorMoment. The Spanish dub translates it with the equivalent ''"Y colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado"'' ("And little colored goldfinch, this tale is now over").



->''"Whether it is so or not, get in at the pumpkin and out at the square."''
-->-- '''Last line'''[[note]]See Your Mileage May Vary for the explanation.[[/note]]

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->''"Whether it is so or not, get in at the pumpkin and out at the square."''
-->-- '''Last line'''[[note]]See Your Mileage May Vary for the explanation.[[/note]]
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* WeaponOfChoice: Patxi has his trusted hammer. The devils use their traditional pitchforks to send people to Hell's gate and then herd them inside.
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* BadassInDistress: Patxi is captured and hanged to the point of unconsciousness by the villagers (unwittingly led by Alastor), forcing Usue and Sartael to rescue him.


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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Patxi's entire character. He made a DealWithTheDevil, then trapped and tortured the devil for years rather than honor him. And the same tricks he used work on larger and more powerful devils.
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* HolyBurnsEvil: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] but AvertedTrope. Patxi's forge is filled to the brim with protective crosses, also present in his makeshift shield. However the only cross that burns Sartael is heated on the fire, and would have burn a human.
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** Furthermore, Ortiz doesn't dare enter Patxi's forge until the locals have cleared it of bear traps [[spoiler:...and crosses.]]

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** Furthermore, Ortiz doesn't dare enter Patxi's forge until the locals have cleared it the way of bear traps [[spoiler:...and crosses.]]
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** Furthermore, Ortiz doesn't dare enter Patxi's forge until the locals have cleared it of [[spoiler:crosses and bear traps, which devils are prone to activate as Sartael learns firsthand.]]

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** Furthermore, Ortiz doesn't dare enter Patxi's forge until the locals have cleared it of [[spoiler:crosses and bear traps, which devils are prone to activate as Sartael learns firsthand.traps [[spoiler:...and crosses.]]
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* EnemyMine: The long-enemied Patxi and Sartael end teaming against Alastor, each for their own reasons, and almost behaving like old BashBrothers.

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* EnemyMine: The long-enemied Patxi and Sartael end teaming up against Alastor, each for their own reasons, and almost behaving like old BashBrothers.
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* AdaptationalModesty: The Hell scene is inspired by artists like Creator/HieronymusBosch and Creator/PieterBruegelTheElder, but the damned wear breeches and nightgowns instead of being completely naked.

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->''This story, like many others, begins with a man of flesh and blood. A man who outwitted his pact with Hell. A man so ruthless, so determined, that even the Devil himself would come to [[TheDreaded fear]] [[VillainRespect and respect him]]. A blacksmith.''
-->-- '''Opening narration'''



-->'''Narrator/[[spoiler:Sartael]]''': This story, like many others, begins with a man of flesh and blood. A man who outwitted his pact with Hell. A man so ruthless, so determined, that even the Devil himself would come to [[TheDreaded fear]] [[VillainRespect and respect him]]. A blacksmith.



* EnemyMine: The long-enemied Patxi and Sartael end teaming against Alastor, each for their own reasons, and almost behaving like old BashBrothers.



** Sartael reveals his true form after Usue releases him.

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** Sartael reveals his true form after Usue releases him.him for the first time, as he readies to strike Patxi.



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* WouldHurtAChild:
** [[spoiler:Patxi was ready to burn alive his wife's baby with another man, and held her over the fire long enough to give her a face mark.]]
** [[spoiler:Alastor doesn't think twice about accepting Usue's offer to take her to Hell. This comes after the priest slapped her for releasing Sartael and crushing his dream to take him to Rome.]]
* YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord: ''Errementari'' is Basque for "The Blacksmith".
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: The over-eagerness of the masochist to be punished disgusts the devils themselves, who ask him to step back from them.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:Sartael deserts from Hell, forcing him to live on Earth under the guise of a human.]]
* YourMindMakesItReal: Downplayed. Hell is real, but only people who are convinced they deserve it will cross its gates, and they will do it by themselves (even if the devils encourage them).
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->''"Whether it is so or not, get in at the pumpkin and out at the square."''
-->-- '''Last line'''[[note]]See Your Mileage May Vary for the explanation.[[/note]]

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The movie is [[DancingBear most notable]] for being filmed entirely in the Basque language, then dubbed into Castilian for release in Spanish theaters out of the Basque Country. It is available in Creator/{{Netflix}} both in Basque and dubbed in English.

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The movie is [[DancingBear most notable]] for being filmed entirely in a dead dialect of the Basque language, then dubbed into Castilian for release in Spanish theaters out of the Basque Country. It is available in Creator/{{Netflix}} both in Basque and dubbed in English.



* ThenLetMeBeEvil: At the climax, [[spoiler: Usue herself makes a deal with Alastor to be taken to Hell to reunite with her mother. This after the entire movie shows her being ostracized and bullied by ''everyone'' in the village, including the priest who had, moments before, berated and ''[[WouldHarmAChild slapped]]'' her for releasing Sartael from imprisonment in exchange for helping Patxi]].
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* TorchesAndPitchforks: Comes into play at the climax, as the village believes that Patxi abducted Usue.

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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: At the climax, [[spoiler: Usue herself makes a deal with Alastor to be taken to Hell to reunite with her mother. This comes after the entire movie shows her being ostracized and bullied by ''everyone'' in the village, village for the entire movie, including the priest who had, moments before, berated and ''[[WouldHarmAChild slapped]]'' her for releasing Sartael from imprisonment in exchange for helping Patxi]].
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* ThisWasHisTrueForm:
** In the ColdOpen, [[spoiler:Patxi appears as Sartael to the priest as he overtakes and kills the government's soldiers one by one, evidencing that he has supernatural help.]]
** Sartael reveals his true form after Usue releases him.
** Alastor's face partially changes into his real one after Usue rings Patxi's blessed bell in his presence, revealing his nature to the villagers.
* ThrowTheDogABone: At the end, Sartael succeeds in bringing Patxi to Hell ([[spoiler:because he asks him to]]), making the peasants fear him again, and [[spoiler:leaving Hell forever.]]
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:Usue endures the whole village's bullying until she asks to be taken to Hell to her mother. Only after this do the villagers fall in shock and regret their actions. This is then inverted when Sartael brings her back and tells the villagers that she was too good for Hell.]]
* TooKinkyToTorture: One of the people in the line going to Hell is a masochist who keeps calling himself "trash" and looks ''forward'' to be tortured in Hell. His eagerness disgusts the devils themselves.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: Comes into play at the climax, as the village believes The villagers invade Patxi's forge armed with this, believing that Patxi abducted Usue.he has murdered a man and kidnapped Usue. They put them to good use when [[spoiler:Sartael escapes and falls on one of Patxi's traps.]]



* WeaksauceWeakness: Demons have lots of weaknesses [[spoiler: and Patxi knows how to exploit them.]]
* WeaponizedWeakness: Blessed items, such as bells, hurt demons to hear rung, even a tiny hand-held one. [[spoiler: And wouldn't you know it, the town's church bell is made of gold and ''also'' blessed.]]
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Demons Devils have lots of many weaknesses [[spoiler: shared with TheFairFolk, such as ColdIron (they can be hurt and trapped by it, but not wounded), blessed bells, and spilled chickpeas (which they cannot stop themselves from not counting). This has allowed Patxi knows how to exploit them.]]
escape his DealWithTheDevil for years.
* WeaponizedWeakness: Blessed items, such as bells, hurt demons to hear rung, devils when they ring, even a tiny hand-held one. [[spoiler: And wouldn't you know it, the town's church bell is made of gold Now imagine a large bell...
* WeaponOfChoice: Patxi has his trusted hammer. The devils use their traditional pitchforks to send people to Hell's gate
and ''also'' blessed.]]
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Not Sinister Minister but the Holier than Thou variant of Hypocrite


* ReturningWarVeteran: Patxi is a Carlist veteran of the First Carlist War who became an outcast after returning home.

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* ReturningWarVeteran: ReturningWarVet: Patxi is a Carlist veteran of the First Carlist War who became an outcast after returning home.



* SelfInflictedHell: People can go to Hell one of two ways, making a deal with a devil, but also, the sheer belief someone is a rotten person is enough. Sartael claims, and we later see, that the line of the damned walking into hell is made up of guilt-ridden people-- so much so, that when [[spoiler: the door to hell starts closing, they rush forward instead of trying to avoid it.]]
** Ironically, it's hinted that [[spoiler: Patxi is immune to this because he genuinely ''doesn't'' blame himself for his wife's death - he blames Sartael instead.]]
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* ShapeShifter: Sartael and [[spoiler:his mentor Alastor]], this may be a power of all devils, or at least ones that visit the surface and [[DealWithTheDevil tempt mortals]].
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* SinisterMinister: Downplayed but present, as the village priest is [[WouldHarmAChild decidedly strict with Usue]] for fear of whether she'll go to Hell like her mother, and immediately gets delusions of grandeur upon [[spoiler: seeing Sartael, as bringing a living Demon to the Vatican would probably get him the Papacy]].
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* SelfInflictedHell: People can go to Hell one of two ways, making a deal with a devil, but also, the sheer belief someone is a rotten person is enough. Sartael claims, and we later see, that the line of the damned walking into hell is made up of guilt-ridden people-- so much so, that when [[spoiler: the door to hell Hell starts closing, closing in, they rush forward instead of trying to avoid it.run away. Patxi is immune to this because he genuinely ''doesn't'' blame himself for his wife's death - he blames Sartael instead.]]
** Ironically, it's hinted that [[spoiler: Patxi is immune * SeriousBusiness: If someone spills beans in front of a devil, it will stop everything else to this because he genuinely ''doesn't'' blame himself for count all, despite considering it akin to torture. They are also deeply pained by blessed bells.
* ShapeShifter: Devils make themselves appear as humans when they go to Earth and [[DealWithTheDevil tempt mortals]].
* ShotAtDawn: The movie opens with government soldiers readying to execute captured Carlists by firing squad. [[spoiler:They kill all but Patxi, who has already made
his wife's death - he blames deal with Sartael, and Sartael instead.kills the soldiers and a priest assisting them for good measure.]]
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* ShapeShifter: Sartael and [[spoiler:his mentor Alastor]], this may be a power of all devils, or at least ones that visit the surface and [[DealWithTheDevil tempt mortals]].
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* SinisterMinister: Downplayed but present, as the village priest is [[WouldHarmAChild decidedly strict with Usue]] for fear of whether she'll go
SuperpoweredEvilSide: The devils's true form compared to Hell like her mother, and immediately gets delusions of grandeur upon [[spoiler: seeing Sartael, as bringing a living Demon their human appearance. Higher ranked devils are gigantic compared to the Vatican would probably get him the Papacy]].
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humans, yet can also take in human appearance.
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* InNameOnly: In the original tale, Patxi tricked a devil into gluing himself to a chair, then another into gluing himself to a bed years later. He ultimately was sent to Hell, but the devils were so afraid that they refused to open the gates to him. So he went to Heaven, but he was refused entry as well until an old woman spoke for him. Patxi being a blacksmith, his DealWithTheDevil for a safe return home, the presence of the two devils, his capture of one, and having the gates of Hell close on him, are about the only elements in common with the film.
* {{Jerkass}}: The village priest takes in Usue and keeps secret that he got her from [[spoiler:Patxi]], but not that her mother committed suicide, nor makes an attempt to stop people from bullying her for it.

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* InNameOnly: In the original tale, Patxi tricked a devil into gluing himself to a chair, then another into gluing himself to a bed years later. He ultimately was sent to Hell, but the devils were so afraid that they refused to open the gates to him. So he went to Heaven, but he was refused entry as well until an old woman spoke for him. Patxi being a blacksmith, his DealWithTheDevil for a safe return home, from war, the presence of the two devils, his capture of one, and having the gates of Hell close on him, are about the only elements in common with the film.
* {{Jerkass}}: The village priest takes in Usue and keeps secret that he got her from [[spoiler:Patxi]], but not that her mother committed suicide, nor makes an any attempt to stop people from bullying her for it.



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* TheBully: The local town kids pick on Usue. Most specially Benito, the barman's son, decapitates her doll's head and throws it on Patxi's land, inadvertently setting them to meet.

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* TheBully: The local town village kids pick on Usue. Most specially Benito, the barman's son, decapitates her doll's head and throws it on Patxi's land, inadvertently setting them to meet.



** The bell that Patxi donated to the town's church, said in passing to have been his last good deed before becoming a hermit, [[spoiler:turns out to be forged out of the Carlists' gold and a powerful weapon against the devils.]]

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** The bell that Patxi donated to the town's village's church, said in passing to have been his last good deed before becoming a hermit, [[spoiler:turns out to be forged out of the Carlists' gold and a powerful weapon against the devils.]]



* ConnectedAllAlong: [[spoiler:Usue is the daughter of Patxi's late wife and her "birthmark" is a result of him holding her over a fire with the intention of killing her. Her bully Benito is the son of the tavern owner Ortiz stays at, and Ortiz is a DevilInDisguise come to take Patxi after Sartael's failure and disappearance.]]



* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Patxi's wife committed suicide after learning that Patxi wasn't really dead, he killed her new husband and threatened to kill her daughter. Usue, arguably commits suicide when she asks Alastor to take her to her mother in Hell, and Patxi when he asks Sartael to help him rescue Usue.]]



* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the 19th century. In fact the exact region where the film is set would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the end of the century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.

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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters humans have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the 19th century. In fact the exact region where the film is set would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the end of the century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.



* HolierThanThou: The town's priest is both shocked and relieved to see Sartael, betraying that he wasn't as sure about Hell's existence as he was letting out. He immediately dreams of taking him to the Vatican and be rewarded with a great position, possibly becoming Pope himself.

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* HolierThanThou: The town's village's priest is both shocked and relieved to see Sartael, betraying that he wasn't as sure about Hell's existence as he was letting out. He immediately dreams of taking him to the Vatican and be rewarded with a great position, possibly becoming Pope himself.



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%%* InNameOnly* InNameOnly: In the original tale, Patxi tricked a devil into gluing himself to a chair, then another into gluing himself to a bed years later. He ultimately was sent to Hell, but the devils were so afraid that they refused to open the gates to him. So he went to Heaven, but he was refused entry as well until an old woman spoke for him. Patxi being a blacksmith, his DealWithTheDevil for a safe return home, the presence of the two devils, his capture of one, and having the gates of Hell close on him, are about the only elements in common with the film.
* {{Jerkass}}: The village priest takes in Usue and keeps secret that he got her from [[spoiler:Patxi]], but not that her mother committed suicide, nor makes an attempt to stop people from bullying her for it.



* LiteralGenie: Sartael - he made the deal with Patxi so he could return home safely after deserting to be with his wife, but [[spoiler: he didn't promise his wife hadn't taken up with another man]].
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* MadmanInTheAttic: Sartael initially appears as a kid trapped in a cage by Patxi.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Sartael. Alastor takes the time to chew him out for his incompetence in tempting souls.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Patxi is a borderline example. Most of the things the villagers say about him are true, but he's not the complete monster they imagine him as.
* MoodWhiplash: At the climax, [[spoiler: Alastor has just killed Usue and sent her soul to Hell]] as Sartael takes advantage to escape, threatening the peasants around him before moving towards the gate - [[spoiler: only to step into ''[[OhNoNotAgain another]]'' bear trap, and the peasants start beating him with TorchesAndPitchforks]].
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* NobleDemon: Sartael turns out to be this. Patxi successfully persuades him to [[spoiler:rescue Usue from Hell as gratitude for freeing him from the cage. At the end, he tells the peasants that [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Hell refused her entry]] because she is a Saint and that [[PetTheDog they should treat her as such]].]]
* NoSell: Subverted. [[spoiler:Patxi throws a jar at Alastor, who is amused when it falls but doesn't break. Then Usue picks it up, throws it again, and the chickpeas all spill out, forcing him to count them while she runs away with Sartael.]]
* NotAfraidOfHell: The film ends with [[spoiler: Patxi going to Hell to save Usue from her DealWithTheDevil, striking down a demon after weakening him with the sound of a blessed bell, then marching through the {{Hellgate}} to rescue his late wife's soul from the clutches of demons]].
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Patxi becomes one to Usue. She's the daughter of his late wife, though he actually killed her real father.]]

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* LiteralGenie: Sartael - he made the deal with Patxi so he could return home safely after deserting to be with his wife, but [[spoiler: he didn't promise his wife hadn't taken up with another man]].
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would also wait for him]].
* TheLostLenore: Patxi's wife [[spoiler:who committed suicide after Patxi killed her new partner.]]
* MadmanInTheAttic: Sartael initially appears as [[spoiler:Sartael]] makes himself look like a kid trapped in a cage by Patxi.
young boy to make Usue release him from his cage.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Sartael. Alastor takes the his time to chew chewing him out for his incompetence in tempting souls.
souls and dragging them to Hell.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Patxi is a borderline [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example. Most of the things the villagers say about him are true, but he's not the complete monster they imagine him as.
* MoodWhiplash: At Despite its dark imagery and themes, the climax, movie slides into BlackComedy and even {{slapstick}} with ease and very often.
** Chiefly when
[[spoiler: Alastor has just killed Usue and sent her soul to Hell]] as Hell]], Sartael takes advantage to escape, threatening the peasants around him before moving towards the gate - [[spoiler: only to step into ''[[OhNoNotAgain another]]'' bear trap, and the peasants start beating him with TorchesAndPitchforks]].
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* MoralityPet: Usue for Patxi, to the point she unwittingly redeems him, and arguably even [[spoiler:Sartael]] as well.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Alastor's true form, which he reveals when Usue rings Patxi's blessed bell.
* MyGreatestSecondChance: Patxi has been tormenting himself for years because of the death of his late wife, [[spoiler:who committed suicide after Patxi killed the man she had hooked up with in his absence.]] He ends [[spoiler:going to Hell to rescue Usue, his wife's child, and try rescuing his wife as well.]]
* NarratorAllAlong: The narrator of the opening is [[spoiler:Sartael]].
* NobleDemon: Sartael turns out to be this. Patxi successfully persuades him to [[spoiler:rescue Usue from Hell as gratitude for freeing him from the his cage. At the end, he tells the peasants that [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Hell refused her entry]] because she is a Saint saint and that [[PetTheDog they should treat her as such]].]]
* NoSell: Subverted. [[spoiler:Patxi Patxi throws a jar at Alastor, a giant devil, who is amused when it falls but doesn't break. Then Usue picks it up, throws it again, and the chickpeas all spill out, forcing him to count them while she runs away with [[spoiler:with Sartael.]]
* NotAfraidOfHell: The film ends with [[spoiler: Patxi going to Hell to save Usue from her DealWithTheDevil, striking down a demon devil after weakening him with the sound of a blessed bell, then marching through the closing {{Hellgate}} to rescue his late wife's soul from the clutches of demons]].
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* OhNoNotAgain: Said word for word by Sartael after [[spoiler: he steps on a bear trap for a second time.]]
* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Usue is introduced stealing the sacramental wine and mocking its use in mass, then loudly yells that Hell is a lie.
* OutsideContextVillain: The devils for the soldiers and townsfolk. Then Patxi becomes one for the devils.
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Patxi Patxi becomes one to Usue. She's [[spoiler:She's the daughter of his late wife, though he actually also killed her real father.father, who died defending her.]]



* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: PlayedForDrama, as [[spoiler: Patxi flew into a jealous rage upon returning home and finding his wife had borne another man's child - she had been told that Patxi was dead, but he wouldn't listen.]]
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* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: PlayedForDrama, as [[spoiler: RedemptionEqualsDeath: The townsfolk only change their tune about the outcasts Patxi flew into a jealous rage upon returning home and finding his wife had borne another man's child - she had been told that Patxi was dead, but he wouldn't listen.Usue after [[spoiler:they are killed and dragged down to Hell (thankfully briefly in the case of Usue).]]
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* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: PlayedForDrama. Patxi [[spoiler:flew into a jealous rage upon returning home and finding his wife had borne another man's child - she had been told that Patxi was dead, but he wouldn't listen.]]
* ReturningWarVeteran: Patxi is a Carlist veteran of the First Carlist War who became an outcast after returning home.
* TheReveal:
** [[spoiler:Ortiz is the demon Alastor, come to take Patxi in Sartael's absence.]]
** [[spoiler:Usue is the daughter of Patxi's wife, whom Patxi threatened to kill but later gave to the village's priest to raise after his wife killed herself.]]
** [[spoiler:Patxi made the church's bell from the lost Carlist gold.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Sartael [[spoiler:decides to never go back to Hell rather than accept his demotion.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: Unbenownst to everyone else, Patxi keeps a devil trapped in a cage in his home.
* SecretKeeper: The village priest kept secret that Patxi [[spoiler:had killed a man for partnering with his wife in his absence and that Usue is their daughter.]] He [[{{Jerkass}} doesn't]] make a secret that Usue's mother committed suicide, however.
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The movie is [[DancingBear notable]] for having been written and filmed entirely in the Basque language, then dubbed into Castilian for release in Spanish theaters out of the Basque Country. It is available in Creator/{{Netflix}} both in Basque and dubbed in English.

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The movie is [[DancingBear most notable]] for having been written and being filmed entirely in the Basque language, then dubbed into Castilian for release in Spanish theaters out of the Basque Country. It is available in Creator/{{Netflix}} both in Basque and dubbed in English.
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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the 19th century. In fact the exact region where the film is set would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the late 19th century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.

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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the 19th century. In fact the exact region where the film is set would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the late 19th end of the century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.

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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco) echoing the decline of the Basque language in the early 19th century.
* FearlessInfant: Usue's really brave.
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* GuileHero: Patxi's lived for 8 years under a demonic pact [[spoiler: because he knows the weaknesses of demons and is fully willing to exploit them]].
* {{Hellgate}}: [[spoiler: In fact, that's all we got to see from Hell on the climax of the film.]]
* HellSeeker: Usue thinks that her mother is trapped there, so she's committed to meet her this way. [[spoiler: Patxi becomes this too after growing fond of Usue and pissed with the whole infernal business. In fact, since he had the Carlist's gold turned into a bell capable of deafening bigger demons, it's arguable that maybe he plotted going to Hell from the beginning. That said, [[ToHellAndBack he has no intention of staying there]].]]
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* HumiliationConga:[[spoiler: Sartael gets repeatedly beaten and bullied throughout the film, most notably right after he tries to escape. At first he gets caught in one of the Patxi's beartraps, he is then dragged back to the cage and as a cherry on top Usue and Patxi joyfully torture him with a blessed bell and chickpeas. Of course Usue apologizes to Sartael, but this might be even more humiliating for the poor bastard. In his ''second'' escape, he steps into ''another'' bear trap, destroying his mystique with the villages and prompting them to rush in and beat him with TorchesAndPitchforks.]]

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* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco) Francisco), echoing the decline of the Basque language in the early 19th century.
century. In fact the exact region where the film is set would be entirely Spanish-speaking by the late 19th century, and the dialect used in the film is not spoken anymore.
* FearlessInfant: Usue's really brave.
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* GuileHero:
Usue is brave enough to enter TheDreaded Patxi's lived for 8 years under a demonic pact [[spoiler: because he knows the weaknesses of demons forge when no other kid will go near him, and is fully willing later to exploit them]].
* {{Hellgate}}: [[spoiler: In fact, that's all we got
[[spoiler:as a devil to see from take her to Hell on the climax of the film.just so she can meet her mother.]]
* GlamourFailure: Alastor partially loses his human disguise when he hears a blessed bell, whose sound is extremely painful for the devils.
* GuileHero: Patxi lived for 8 years after a DealWithTheDevil because he knows the weaknesses of devils and how to exploit them.
* {{Hellgate}}: The only part of Hell that actually appears on the film.
* HellSeeker: Fed up with everyone else's bullying, Usue thinks is ready to ask a devil to take her to Hell just so she can be with her mother, since everyone also tells her that her mother is trapped there, so she's committed to meet her this way. there. [[spoiler: Patxi also becomes this too after growing fond of Usue and pissed with the whole infernal business. In fact, since he had the Carlist's gold turned into a bell capable of deafening bigger demons, it's arguable possible that maybe he plotted going to Hell from the beginning. That said, [[ToHellAndBack he has no intention of staying there]].]]
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* HumiliationConga:[[spoiler: HolierThanThou: The town's priest is both shocked and relieved to see Sartael, betraying that he wasn't as sure about Hell's existence as he was letting out. He immediately dreams of taking him to the Vatican and be rewarded with a great position, possibly becoming Pope himself.
* HumiliationConga:
Sartael gets [[spoiler:is repeatedly beaten and bullied throughout the film, most notably right after he tries to escape. At first he gets He is caught in one of the Patxi's beartraps, he is then bear traps, dragged back to the cage his cage, and as a cherry on top Usue and Patxi joyfully torture him tortured with a blessed bell and chickpeas. Of course Usue apologizes to Sartael, but this might be even more humiliating for the poor bastard. In his ''second'' escape, he steps into ''another'' bear trap, destroying his mystique with the villages villagers's fear of him and prompting them to rush in and beat him with TorchesAndPitchforks.TorchesAndPitchforks. To make it worse, he learns that Hell is furious with him allowing himself to be captured and broken his glamour, and has decided to demote him. Enough to make him shout ScrewThisImOuttaHere and decide to never return to Hell.]]


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* ParentalSubstitute: Patxi becomes Usue's protector and closest thing to a father figure. He only learns later that [[spoiler:she's his late wife's daughter.]]


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* DevilButNotGod: The movie only includes Hell and devils, unlike the original story where Patxi also went to Heaven.

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* DevilButNotGod: DevilButNoGod: The movie only includes Hell and devils, unlike the original story where Patxi also went to Heaven.



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* EatsBabies: Having been released but failed to kill Patxi (again), Sartael grabs Usue and chuckles about eating her on his way back to Hell.
* EndOfAnAge: [[DownplayedTrope Very downplayed]] and not upfront, but the movie is set in the aftermath of the First Carlist War, which ended with the defeat of the Carlists who defended Absolutism and the Catholic confession of the state. Thus the local priest denounces that the new government representative (Ortiz) doesn't go to church. The movie is also filmed entirely in Basque yet most characters have non-Basque names (Alfredo, Benito, Francisco) echoing the decline of the Basque language in the early 19th century.



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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Usue, the ward of the local priest, doesn't believe in Hell or the sanctity of mass. This is clearly a reaction to the continuous bullying of the religious townsfolk, however. As soon as she's presented with evidence that devils exist, she accepts the existence of Hell and the afterlife.



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* DevilInDisguise: [[spoiler: The bourgeois from the capital is actually a demon of upper level, trying to drag Patxi to hell since Sartael has been doing a poor job. The gold-finding quest it's just a way to tempt the peasantry into helping him. Sartael himself disguises into a kid to convince Usue of freeing him, and then into a young man after he returns from Hell.]]
* TheDreaded: [[spoiler:Even the lesser demons are terrified of Alastor - and by the end of the movie, it's implied they come to fear Patxi.]]
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* DevilButNotGod: The movie only includes Hell and devils, unlike the original story where Patxi also went to Heaven.
* DevilInDisguise: [[spoiler: The bourgeois from the capital Ortiz is actually a the demon of upper level, Alastor, trying to drag Patxi to hell since Sartael has been doing a poor job. failed to do so and disappeared. The gold-finding quest it's is just a way to tempt the peasantry into helping him. Sartael himself also disguises into as a kid young boy to convince Usue of freeing to free him, and then into a young man after he returns from Hell.]]
* TheDreaded: [[spoiler:Even As said by the lesser demons are terrified of Alastor - and opening narration, by the end of the movie, it's implied they come story Patxi has become this to fear Patxi.]]
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the devils of Hell.
* DropTheHammer: Patxi's most trusted weapon is his smith's hammer [[spoiler:which Sartael allows him to bring to Hell, in defiance of the rules.]]


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* AndThatsTerrible: At the end, Sartael tells the villagers that [[spoiler:Usue was refused entry in Hell for being "a saint" and thus too good for it.]] The audience knows that this is a lie, however.

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* AndThatsTerrible: At the end, InvertedTrope in-universe when Sartael tells the villagers that [[spoiler:Usue was refused entry in to Hell for being "a saint" and thus too good for it.]] The audience knows that this is a lie, however.



* ColdIron: Devils can be hurt and trapped by iron weapons, chains and cages, though they can't be wounded and bleed from them.

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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Alastor, Sartael's supervisor, and the big demon guarding the gates of Hell.

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* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Alastor, Sartael's supervisor, Hell is hierarchical. Alastor outranks Sartael, and the big demon giant devil guarding the gates of Hell.Hell presumably outranks the other small ones with him.



-->'''Narrator/[[spoiler:Sartael]]''': This story, like many others, begins with a man of flesh and blood. A man who outwitted his pact with Hell. A man so ruthless, so determined, that even the Devil himself would come to fear [[VillainRespect and respect him]]. A blacksmith.

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-->'''Narrator/[[spoiler:Sartael]]''': This story, like many others, begins with a man of flesh and blood. A man who outwitted his pact with Hell. A man so ruthless, so determined, that even the Devil himself would come to fear [[TheDreaded fear]] [[VillainRespect and respect him]]. A blacksmith.


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* LargeAndInCharge: The higher in the hierarchy a devil is, the physically larger it is, as well.
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* DancingBear: The movie's main claim to fame is being a feature film that is based on Basque folklore, filmed entirely in Basque yet released theatrically, instead of being relegated to Basque regional TV.

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** In the original story, Patxi just trapped two devils sent to collect his soul in succession, and was later denied entry in Hell for it. The movie has him [[spoiler:murder the man that hooked up with his wife in his absence and threaten to burn their baby alive, leaving said baby disfigured and inducing his wife to commit suicide.]]
** The aforementioned two devils. One, Sartael, kidnaps a child and chuckles about eating her on his way back to Hell. The second, Alastor, [[spoiler:is never trapped by Patxi but merely inconvenienced, unlike Sartael, and implicitly succeeds in bringing several people to Hell including [[ChildrenAreInnocent a child]], Usue.]]

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** In the original story, Patxi just trapped two devils sent to collect his soul in succession, and was later denied entry in Hell for it. The movie has him [[spoiler:murder the man that hooked up with his wife in his absence and threaten to burn their baby alive, leaving said baby disfigured and inducing his wife to commit suicide.suicide, torturing Sartael in addition to trapping him, and becoming an outcast from his village (which indirectly causes another man's death, at least).]]
** The aforementioned two devils. One, Sartael, kidnaps a child and chuckles about eating her on his way back to Hell. The second, Alastor, [[spoiler:is never trapped by Patxi but merely inconvenienced, unlike Sartael, has Patxi almost killed by hanging, and implicitly succeeds in bringing several people to Hell including [[ChildrenAreInnocent a child]], Usue.]]



* AndThatsTerrible: At the end, Sartael tells the villagers that [[spoiler:Usue was refused entry in Hell for being "a saint" and thus too good for it.]] The audience knows that this is a lie, however.



* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Usue is rescued at the gates of Hell by Patxi and brought back to Earth by Sartael.]]



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* CrazyPrepared: Patxi fortified his home for years against devil attacks. They are also deadly to humans.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Apparently the only way devils can collect souls and advance their own station in Hell. They act as tempters, but it is humans who actually damn themselves.

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* CreepyCrosses: Patxi's forge is filled with iron crosses that he forged himself. They are also part of his makeshift armor.
* CurbstompBattle: During the war, Patxi [[spoiler:turns the tables on a platoon of government soldiers who were going to execute him by firing squad and kills all of them one by one, while supernaturally emboldened or possessed by Sartael.]] Years later, he makes short work of the schmucks who try to get in his forge uninvited, all by himself.
* DancingBear: The movie's main claim to fame is being a feature film that is based on Basque folklore, filmed entirely in Basque yet released theatrically, instead of being relegated to Basque regional TV.
* DealWithTheDevil: Apparently the only way devils can collect souls and advance their own station in Hell. They act as tempters, but it is humans who actually damn themselves.condemn themselves with their actions and (specially) their guilt.


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* AdaptationalVillainy:
** In the original story, Patxi just trapped two devils sent to collect his soul in succession, and was later denied entry in Hell for it. The movie has him [[spoiler:murder the man that hooked up with his wife in his absence and threaten to burn their baby alive, leaving said baby disfigured and inducing his wife to commit suicide.]]
** The aforementioned two devils. One, Sartael, kidnaps a child and chuckles about eating her on his way back to Hell. The second, Alastor, [[spoiler:is never trapped by Patxi but merely inconvenienced, unlike Sartael, and implicitly succeeds in bringing several people to Hell including [[ChildrenAreInnocent a child]], Usue.]]
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: Devils adopt human figures to gain the trust of humans. This is actually enforced by Hell's management, with devils who fail to conceal themselves facing punishment for it.



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* ButtMonkey: [[spoiler:Sartael]] spends most of the film being beaten, tortured, and humiliated, and it is played by laughs.

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* ButtMonkey: [[spoiler:Sartael]] spends most of the film being beaten, tortured, and humiliated, and it is played by for laughs.



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%%* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: People who see Sartael for the first time assume that he is Satan himself, but he's actually a very low-ranking devil.

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