For Catalonia's Separatists, Language Is The Key To Identity
Many separatists say their Catalan language is what makes them feel most different from the rest of Spain. The language was prohibited during years of dictatorship, but now it's ubiquitous in schools.
by Lauren Frayer
Sep 29, 2017
2 minutes
Inside a Barcelona film studio, a technician cues up a scene from the movie Prisoners, showing Jake Gyllenhaal's latest car chase.
Then a local actor — albeit one who's slightly older, balder and plumper than Gyllenhaal — delivers the Hollywood actor's lines in Catalan.
In Spain's northeast region of Catalonia, that's the official language, along with Spanish. Movies, television programs —
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