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'''''The Silent War''''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Sordo'') is a 2019 Spanish war film written and directed by [[Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas]]. The film, set during [[World War II]], features [[Asier Etxeandia]] as a soldier in Spain who becomes deaf and has to survive a manhunt.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hopewell | first=John | url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/berlinale-2018-filmax-the-silent-war-berlin-film-festival-1202698450/ | title=Berlinale: Filmax Boards Manhunt Thriller 'The Silent War' (Exclusive) | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=February 14, 2018 | accessdate=February 3, 2020 }}</ref> The film is an allusion to ''[[For Whom The Bell Tolls]]''.
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| alt = Film poster
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* Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
* Juan Carlos Díaz Martín
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| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[Asier Etxeandia]]
* [[Marian Álvarez]]
* [[Hugo Silva (actor)|Hugo Silva]]
* [[Aitor Luna]]
* Olimpia Melinte
* [[Imanol Arias]]
}}
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| distributor = [[Filmax]]
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'''''The Silent War''''' ({{lang-es|'''Sordo'''|links=no}}; {{literal translation|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 (actor)|Hugo Silva]], [[Aitor Luna]], Olimpia Melinte and [[Imanol Arias]].<ref name="gallardo" />


== Plot ==
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[[Netflix]] released the film on its streaming service on February 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite news | last=Rearick | first=Lauren | url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-stream-netflix-february-150000161.html | title=Everything to Stream on Netflix This February | work=[[Yahoo! Lifestyle]] | date=January 30, 2020 | accessdate=February 3, 2020 }}</ref>
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Set in 1944 Spain, the plot features a guerrilla fighter (''[[Spanish Maquis|maquis]]'') who becomes deaf and has to survive a manhunt.<ref name="sensacine" /><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hopewell | first=John | url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/berlinale-2018-filmax-the-silent-war-berlin-film-festival-1202698450/ | title=Berlinale: Filmax Boards Manhunt Thriller 'The Silent War' (Exclusive) | magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=February 14, 2018 | access-date=February 3, 2020 }}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast list|
* [[Asier Etxeandia]] as Anselmo Rojas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cine/20190913/47213747980/sordo-western-guerra-civil-maquis-asier-etxeandia-alfonso-cortes-cavanillas.html|website=[[La Vanguardia]]|title=Un western para recordar a los irreductibles de la guerrilla contra Franco|date=13 September 2019|access-date=30 October 2021|language=es|first=Fernando|last=García}}</ref><ref name="a451" />
* [[Aitor Luna]]<ref name="a451" />
* [[Hugo Silva (actor)|Hugo Silva]]<ref name="a451" />
* [[Imanol Arias]]<ref name="a451" />
* [[Marian Álvarez]]<ref name="a451" />
* {{ill|Olimpia Melinte|es}}<ref name="a451" />
* {{ill|Stephanie Gil|es}}<ref name="gallardo" />
* [[Ruth Díaz]]<ref name="gallardo" />
* Jaime Martín<ref name="gallardo" />
* Jorge Basanta<ref name="gallardo" />
* Roberto Bonacini<ref name="gallardo" />
* Javier Ballesteros<ref name="gallardo" />
* Rocío Calvo<ref name="gallardo" />
* Edu Mayo<ref name="gallardo" />
* Cristóbal Suárez<ref name="gallardo" />
* Íñigo Echevarría<ref name="gallardo" />
* [[Antonio Dechent]]<ref name="sensacine" />
* [[Manuel de Blas]]<ref name="gallardo" />
}}
== Production ==
It consists of an adaptation of the graphic novel ''Sordo'' by David Múñoz and Rayco Pulido.<ref name="gallardo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.leonoticias.com/culturas/cine/maqui-imanol-arias-20171018111600-nt.html|website=leonoticias|access-date=30 October 2021|language=es|title=El 'maqui' Imanol Arias|first=Lola|last=Gallardo|date=18 October 2017}}</ref> The film was written by the director alongside Juan Carlos Díaz Martín.<ref name="a451" />

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-alfonso-cortes-cavanillas-presenta-festival-pelicula-sordo-historia-incomunicacion-20190322160042.html|website=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]]|title=Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas presenta en el Festival la película 'Sordo', "una historia de incomunicación"|date=22 March 2019 |access-date=30 October 2021|language=es}}</ref> Distributed by [[Filmax]],<ref name="a451">{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/sordo-estreno-en-cines-13-de-septiembre/|access-date=30 October 2021|language=es|date=10 September 2019|title='Sordo' – estreno en cines 13 de septiembre|website=Audiovisual451}}</ref> the film was theatrically released in Spain on September 13, 2019.<ref name="sensacine">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sensacine.com/noticias/cine/noticia-18579339/|website=Sensacine|title=Así se creó 'Sordo', una película con un "desarrollo impredecible"|first=Sara|last=Heredia|date=19 September 2019|language=es|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>

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[[Netflix]] released the film on its streaming service on February 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite news | last=Rearick | first=Lauren | url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-stream-netflix-february-150000161.html | title=Everything to Stream on Netflix This February | work=[[Yahoo! Lifestyle]] | date=January 30, 2020 | access-date=February 3, 2020 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing]]
* [[List of Spanish films of 2019]]
* [[List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|7336684}}
*{{IMDb title|7336684}}
*{{rottentomatoes|the_silent_war_2019}}
*{{rottentomatoes|the_silent_war_2019}}
*[https://www.thecinemaholic.com/the-silent-war/ The Connection Between ‘The Silent War’ and ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’, Explained] at ''The Cinemaholic''


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Latest revision as of 13:53, 22 July 2023

"Sordo" redirects here. For the river in Italy, see Sordo (river).
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)
LandSpanien

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

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

Cast

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Production

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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). 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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