The Silent War
Film poster
SpanishSordo
Directed byAlfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
Written by
  • Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
  • Juan Carlos Díaz Martín
Starring
Distributed byFilmax
Release dates
  • March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22) (FCEM)
  • September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) (Spain)
CountrySpain

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

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gallardo, Lola (18 October 2017). "El 'maqui' Imanol Arias". leonoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "'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). 22 March 2019. 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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