While at War's reviews
Media reviews
Fotogramas
There is too much prominence of Carmen Polo. But all together, the film will please those who put the intimate drama above the blows of history.
Screen Daily
'While At War' is a salutary lesson delivered in a sober, respectful manner to a country which is still coming to grips with the events it relates.
Cinemanía
Some sequences work better than others but the global view convinces. Above all, the final sequence of the confrontation in the auditorium.
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite the worthy seriousness of its intentions and the parallels with the present it cleverly draws at every turn, the final impression is of dramatic opportunities left unexplored. 'While War?s dutiful sense of responsibility to its source material is laudable, it feels limiting.
Variety
This is a worthy enterprise that errs on the side of caution, carrying the slightly stale whiff of awards-bait cinema in which greatness is frequently signaled but inspiration somehow lacking.