While at War

    While at War
    2019

    Synopsis

    Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.

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    Cast

    • Karra ElejaldeMiguel
    • Eduard FernándezMillán-Astray
    • Santi PregoFranco
    • Nathalie PozaAna
    • Luis BermejoNicolás
    • Tito ValverdeCabanellas
    • Patricia López ArnaizMaría
    • Inma CuevasFelisa
    • Carlos Serrano-ClarkSalvador
    • Luis ZaheraAtilano

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Screen Daily

      A complex, steady, deeply intelligent film with a chilling resonance today.
    • 75

      The Film Stage

      This is powerful stuff that transcends time and place despite the production design being impeccably executed.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Ambitious in scope, carefully crafted and featuring several fine performances ... But 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.
    • 50

      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.