While at War

2019
7.2
While at War
Poster While at War

Title: While at War

Original Title: Mientras dure la guerra

Year: 2019

Info

Plot

Summer of 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. The famous writer Miguel de Unamuno supports a military uprising to bring order to the chaotic Spain. This decision will cause the immediate dismissal of the writer as rector of the University of Salamanca, while General Francisco Franco keeps reinforcing his troops facing the rebel side, and begins a very favorable campaign with the intention of seizing the sole command of the war. Given the bloody way that this conflict takes and the entry into prison of some of his fellow professionals, Unamuno will have to rethink his position in the conflict, specially after the appointment of Franco as head of the state of the national zone, which will lead the writer to visit at his Palace asking for clemency.

Awards

  • 2020 Goya Awards: 17 5
  • 2020 Feroz Awards: 4 0

Cast

Karra Elejalde

Karra Elejalde

Miguel de Unamuno

Eduard Fernández

Eduard Fernández

José Millán-Astray

Santi Prego

Santi Prego

Francisco Franco

Luis Bermejo

Luis Bermejo

Nicolás Franco

Tito Valverde

Tito Valverde

General Cabanellas

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Trivia

Road to the Oscars

Spanish Film Academy has been pre-selected the last Amenábar film, next to 'Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas' and 'Pain and Glory, for representing Spain in the 92th Academy Awards.

Return to Spain

Alejandro Amenábar shoots again in spanish, after doing it for the last time in 2004 with 'The Sea Inside'.

International interest

The movie has been selected for the International Toronto Film Festival and San Sebastian where it will compete for the Gold Shell.

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