71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Mientras dure la guerra / While at War

Alejandro Amenábar
Spain - Argentina      107 m.
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Spain. Summer 1936. The famous writer Miguel de Unamuno decides to publicly support the military coup which promises to bring order to the tumultuous situation in the country. He is immediately removed from office as dean of Salamanca University by the Republican government. Meanwhile, General Franco succeeds in appending his troops to the rebellious front and launches a successful campaign in the secret hope of gaining sole command of the war. The bloody continuation of the conflict and the imprisonment of some of his colleagues leads Unamuno to question his initial stance and to reconsider his principles. When Franco moves his headquarters to Salamanca and is named Head of State of the nationalist zone, Unamuno heads to his palace, determined to beg him for clemency.

Director
Alejandro Amenábar
Screenplay
Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro Hernández
Production
MOD Producciones, SL. (Spain)
Fernando Bovaira Forner
Movistar+ (Spain)
Domingo Corral
Himenóptero, SL. (Spain)
Alejandro Amenábar
K&S Films (Argentina)
Hugo Sigman
Mientras dure la guerra, AIE. (Spain)
Simón De Santiago
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Film Factory Entertainment (Spain)
Distribution
Buenavista International Spain (Spain)
Photography
Álex Catalán
Edition
Carolina Martínez Urbina
Music
Alejandro Amenábar
Cast
Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
107 m.
Country
Spain - Argentina
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