Film

While at War

2019 · 1h 48m · Drama · History · War

Sometimes silence is the worst lie

IMDb

6.9

Metacritic

55

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.

Karra Elejalde

Miguel

Eduard Fernández

Millán-Astray

Santi Prego

Franco

Nathalie Poza

Ana

Luis Bermejo

Nicolás

Tito Valverde

Cabanellas

Patricia López Arnaiz

María

Inma Cuevas

Felisa

Carlos Serrano-Clark

Salvador

Luis Zahera

Atilano

Ainhoa Santamaría

Enriqueta

Mireia Rey

Carmen

Luis Callejo

Mola

Dafnis Balduz

Ramos

Jorge Andreu

Miguelín

Pep Tosar

Bishop Plà

• Alejandro AmenábarDirector · Producer · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
• Alejandro HernándezScreenplay
• Hugo SigmanProducer
• Fernando BovairaProducer
• Domingo CorralProducer
• Gabriel Arias-SalgadoExecutive Producer
• Simón de SantiagoExecutive Producer
• Guillem Vidal-FolchExecutive Producer
• Álex CatalánDirector of Photography
• Carolina Martínez UrbinaEditor

Trailer

Release date

September 27, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

7

Budget

$4,735,684

Revenue

$12,277,353

Genres

Drama, History, War

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