While at war
2021
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While at War is a powerful and hugely resonant historical drama set in the first months of the Spanish Civil War, depicting how the country inexorably slid into nearly four decades of fascism under dictator Francisco Franco. Its July, 1936. Nationalist forces take to the streets of Salamanca, challenging the authority of the democratically elected Second Spanish Republic, and arresting the cities mayor for the crime of being Republican. However, the esteemed Miguel de Unamuno (Karra Elejalde) author, professor, and rector, pays the uprising little mind: for all his wisdom and experience, this great man of letters doesn't believe that his country is under imminent threat. Initially defying his friends and family by publicly supporting the rebellion, its not until his colleagues are rounded up that Miguel begins to reconsider his principles, hoping he can exert his considerable influence to bring reason before its too late. Deeply intelligent and spectacularly mounted drama depicts a nation split between those compelled by egalitarianism, and others driven by reactionary visions of how to make Spain great again. While at War sounds a powerful alarm about the complexity of patriotism, the perils of neutrality and how compassion and dialogue are too-often fragile virtues.
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Author:
Amenábar, Alejandro, 1972-, director, screenwriterHernandez, Alejandro, screenwriterElejalde, Karra, 1960-, actorFernández, Eduard, 1964-, actorPrego, Santi, 1962-, actorLópez Arnaiz, Patricia, 1981-, actor
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2021.©2019
Collation:
1 DVD-video (107 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
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Notes:
Catalogued from container.Madman Entertainment : PAL218.Premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.Originally released as a motion picture in Spain in 2019 under the title 'Mientras dure la guerra'.Spanish. Subtitles English.
Credits:
Directed byAlejandro Amenábar ; written by Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro Hernández.
Performers:
Cast: Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Patricia López Arnaiz.
Audience:
Censorship classification : PG.
System details:
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9.
Awards:
Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor, 2020 Winner Eduard Fernández.
Dewey class:
DVD WHI
Language:
Spanish
Subject:
Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936 -- DramaFranco, Francisco, 1892-1975 -- DramaPolitical persecution -- Spain -- Salamanca -- History -- DramaFeature films -- SpainMotion pictures, SpanishForeign language filmsSpain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- DramaHistorical filmsWar filmsFeature filmsFiction films
BRN:
36756
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