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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
309 audience votes
Key crew
- Alejandro AmenábarDirector
- Alejandro AmenábarScreenplay
- Alejandro AmenábarOriginal Music Composer
- Alejandro HernándezScreenplay
Cast
- Karra ElejaldeMiguel
- Eduard FernándezMillán-Astray
- Santi PregoFranco
- Nathalie PozaAna
- Luis BermejoNicolás
- Tito ValverdeCabanellas
- Patricia López ArnaizMaría
- Inma CuevasFelisa
- Carlos Serrano-ClarkSalvador
- Luis ZaheraAtilano
- Ainhoa SantamaríaEnriqueta
- Mireia ReyCarmen
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Themes
spanish civil war (1936-39)franco regime (francoism)law and ethicsmoral dilemmaspanish second republic (1931-39)political repressioncollege professor1930sspanish historyportrait of an artistsalamanca, spainmilitary uprising