While at War
Taste attributes: dramahistorywarhistoricalteenunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Sometimes silence is the worst lie"
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy war film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 203 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Himenóptero
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
