While at War
“Sometimes silence is the worst lie”
DramaHistoryWar
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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A somber, introspective drama that grapples with the moral compromises of war. It feels like a tense, intellectual debate unfolding against a backdrop of historical upheaval, forcing a reckoning with one's beliefs.
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spanish civil war (1936-39)franco regime (francoism)law and ethicsmoral dilemmaspanish second republic (1931-39)political repressioncollege professor1930sspanish historyportrait of an artistsalamancaspainmilitary uprisingfamous address
