The Silent War (2019 film)

The Silent War
The Silent War
Spanish	Sordo
Directed by	Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
Written by	Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas; Juan Carlos Díaz Martín;
Starring	Asier Etxeandia; Marian Álvarez; Hugo Silva; Aitor Luna; Olimpia Melinte; Imanol Arias;
Distributed by	Filmax
Release dates	March 22, 2019 (FCEM); September 13, 2019 (Spain);
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.^[1]

Plot[]

Set in 1944 Spain, the plot features a guerrilla fighter (maquis) who becomes deaf and has to survive a manhunt.^[2]^[3]

Cast[]

Asier Etxeandia as Anselmo Rojas.^[4]^[5]
Aitor Luna^[5]
Hugo Silva^[5]
Imanol Arias^[5]
Marian Álvarez^[5]
[es]^[5]
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Ruth Díaz^[1]
Jaime Martín^[1]
Jorge Basanta^[1]
Roberto Bonacini^[1]
Javier Ballesteros^[1]
Rocío Calvo^[1]
Edu Mayo^[1]
Cristóbal Suárez^[1]
Íñigo Echevarría^[1]
Antonio Dechent^[2]
Manuel de Blas^[1]

Production[]

It consists of an adaptation of the graphic novel Sordo by David Múñoz and Rayco Pulido.^[1] The film was written by the director alongside Juan Carlos Díaz Martín.^[5]

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.^[6] Distributed by Filmax,^[5] the film was theatrically released in Spain on September 13, 2019.^[2]

Netflix released the film on its streaming service on February 3, 2020.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Gallardo, Lola (18 October 2017). "El 'maqui' Imanol Arias". leonoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "'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). 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

[gallardo-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Gallardo, Lola (18 October 2017). "El 'maqui' Imanol Arias". leonoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[sensacine-2] Heredia, Sara (19 September 2019). "Así se creó 'Sordo', una película con un "desarrollo impredecible"". Sensacine (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[3] Hopewell, John (February 14, 2018). "Berlinale: Filmax Boards Manhunt Thriller 'The Silent War' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[4] 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.

[a451-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "'Sordo' – estreno en cines 13 de septiembre". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[6] "Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas presenta en el Festival la película 'Sordo', "una historia de incomunicación"". Europa Press (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[7] Rearick, Lauren (January 30, 2020). "Everything to Stream on Netflix This February". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

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