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| Spanish | Sordo |
| Directed by | Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Country | Spain |
The Silent War (Spanish: Sordo; lit. 'Deaf') is a 2019 Spanish war film written and directed by Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas. The cast is led by Asier Etxeandia, Marian Álvarez, Hugo Silva, Aitor Luna, Olimpia Melinte and Imanol Arias.
Plot
Set in 1944 Spain, the plot features a guerrilla fighter (maquis) who becomes deaf and has to survive a manhunt.
Cast
- Asier Etxeandia as Anselmo Rojas.
- Aitor Luna
- Hugo Silva
- Imanol Arias
- Marian Álvarez
- Olimpia Melinte [es]
- Stephanie Gil [es]
- Ruth Díaz
- Jaime Martín
- Jorge Basanta
- Roberto Bonacini
- Javier Ballesteros
- Rocío Calvo
- Edu Mayo
- Cristóbal Suárez
- Íñigo Echevarría
- Antonio Dechent
- Manuel de Blas
Production
It consists of an adaptation of the graphic novel Sordo by David Múñoz and Rayco Pulido. The film was written by the director alongside Juan Carlos Díaz Martín.
Release
The Silent War was presented at the 22nd Málaga Film Festival (FCME) on March 22, 2019, as part of the festival's official selection. Distributed by Filmax, the film was theatrically released in Spain on September 13, 2019.
Netflix released the film on its streaming service on February 3, 2020.
See also
References
- ^ Gallardo, Lola (18 October 2017). "El 'maqui' Imanol Arias". leonoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Heredia, Sara (19 September 2019). "Así se creó 'Sordo', una película con un "desarrollo impredecible"". Sensacine (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- Hopewell, John (February 14, 2018). "Berlinale: Filmax Boards Manhunt Thriller 'The Silent War' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- García, Fernando (13 September 2019). "Un western para recordar a los irreductibles de la guerrilla contra Franco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "'Sordo' – estreno en cines 13 de septiembre". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- "Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas presenta en el Festival la película 'Sordo', "una historia de incomunicación"". Europa Press (in Spanish). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- Rearick, Lauren (January 30, 2020). "Everything to Stream on Netflix This February". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
External links
- The Silent War at IMDb
- The Silent War at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Connection Between ‘The Silent War’ and ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’, Explained at The Cinemaholic