While at War
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“Sometimes silence is the worst lie”
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
47 people
Karra Elejalde
Miguel
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Alejandro Amenábar
Director
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Eduard Fernández
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Franco
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Nathalie Poza
Ana
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Julieta
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Nicolás
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Patricia López Arnaiz
María
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Felisa
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Carlos Serrano-Clark
Salvador
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Luis Zahera
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Ainhoa Santamaría
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Isabel
Alejandro Amenábar Director · Alejandro Hernández Screenplay Álex Catalán Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $4.7M · First release September 6, 2019
Box office
Budget
$4,735,684
Worldwide gross
$12,277,353
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Mod Producciones
Production
Himenóptero
Production
K & S Films
Production
Movistar Plus
Production
Argentina · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mientras dure la guerra
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2019
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Spain · September 27, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 19, 2020 · Theatrical
Italy
November 25, 2019 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
May 26, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 1, 2019 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
Portugal
November 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
October 6, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
November 7, 2022 · Digital
Spain
September 21, 2019 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
January 24, 2020 · Digital
January 24, 2020 · Physical
Türkiye
February 28, 2020 · Theatrical
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