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The (Silent) War

The (Silent) War

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

20195.92h 3m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
Written by David Muñoz, Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas, Rayco Pulido
Produced by Esther Jiménez, Aníbal Ruiz-Villar
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Top Cast

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

Stephanie Gil

Stephanie Gil

Carmen

Manuel de Blas

Manuel de Blas

Colonel Cortés

Antonio Dechent

Antonio Dechent

Colonel Balenciaga

Themes & Keywords

guerrilla warfarecountrysidefranco regime (francoism)based on comicsabotagebased on graphic novelfemale sniper1940spolitical repressionmanhuntmaquis

About The (Silent) War

The (Silent) War is a drama, thriller, war film released in 2019 exploring themes of guerrilla warfare, countryside, franco regime (francoism), based on comic, sabotage, based on graphic novel. Directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas, it stars Asier Etxeandia, Marian Álvarez, Hugo Silva. 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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