WHILE AT WAR

MIENTRAS DURE LA GUERRA

By Alejandro AMENÁBAR

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Drama - Completed 2019

Alejandro Amenábar is back to directing in Spanish for the first time since his beloved Oscar-winning The Sea Inside. WHILE AT WAR is an intense emotional drama set in 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. A story about the past which urgently questions our present day and which became on

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2019
Special Presentations
American Film Market (AFM) 2019
Ventana Sur 2019
European Screenings
San Sebastian 2019
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • SPAIN, ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 107 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Alejandro AMENÁBAR
    • Writer(s)
    • Alejandro AMENÁBAR, Alejandro HERNÁNDEZ
    • Producer(s)
    • Mod PRODUCCIONES (MOD PRODUCCIONES)
    • Synopsis
    • Salamanca 1936. Celebrated writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the military rebellion hoping it will resolve the prevailing chaos in Spain. Meanwhile, General Francisco Franco adds his troops to the uprising, secretly aspiring to take command of the war.

      The conflict turns bloody and with some of his colleagues incarcerated, Unamuno questions his initial stance. When Franco transfers his headquarters to Salamanca, Unamuno visits him, determined to request clemency.