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The (Silent) War

The (Silent) War

Drama · Thriller · War · 2019

Northern Spain, October 1944. Several groups of guerrilla fighters, former Republican soldiers exiled in France after the end of the Spanish Civil War, infiltrate the country in order to provoke a popular uprising against General Franco's dictatorship.

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The (Silent) War

“When everything's silent, you can't hear your enemies”

2019 Drama · Thriller · War 2h 3m

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5.9 / 10

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Northern Spain, October 1944. Several groups of guerrilla fighters, former Republican soldiers exiled in France after the end of the Spanish Civil War, infiltrate the country in order to provoke a popular uprising against General Franco's dictatorship.

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Directed by

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas

Written by

Juan Carlos Díaz · Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas

Asier Etxeandia

Asier Etxeandia

Anselmo Rojas

Marian Álvarez

Marian Álvarez

Rosa Ribagorda

Hugo Silva

Hugo Silva

Vicente Roig

Aitor Luna

Aitor Luna

Captain Ramón Bosch

Olimpia Melinte

Olimpia Melinte

Darya Sergéevich Vólkov

Imanol Arias

Imanol Arias

Sergeant Manuel Castillo

Ruth Díaz

Ruth Díaz

Elvira

Court is in session

Put The (Silent) War on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.