The Silent War

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The Silent War

2018

2h 6m

Mystery & Thriller

War

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9 Reviews

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A fugitive guerrilla must use all of its wits to stay alive when it's alone and deaf in the middle of a war -- and on the losing side.

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Adam Mullins-Khatib

Chicago Reader

By the second act the narrative collapses into absurdity.

Mar 6, 2020

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

While several story beats make no sense whatsoever (I didn’t even mention the goofy coyote synergy stuff), “The (Silent) War” still has enough verve and genre appeal to make for an entertaining two hours.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Brutal, over-the-top violence in Spanish war drama.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 21, 2020

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John Serba

Decider

You can poke holes in this plot with a plastic spoon.

Feb 3, 2020

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Juan Pando

Fotogramas

Despite having excellent production and style, those virtues are overshadowed by the film's excessive length. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2019

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Ignacio Navarro

El antepenúltimo mohicano

Each shot is composed with care. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2019

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Eduard E

It appears as a high-quality "Spanish western". Moments of quiet intertwine with instances of intense noise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

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Kelly J

At times this was a true B movie, other times I was locked into it. My best assessment is that it has such interesting parts that it's worth seeing. Don't try to make sense of some things, I couldn't, but dig into all the rest. The Russian sniper was the element that took it to B and C status, not just her acting, but her entire role was hokey. However, Vincente's wife plays an excellent part and she deserves major kudos, as does the girl who plays her daughter (maybe 10 years old). Yeah, strange. Really strange.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/05/23

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T T

This is a terrible movie. It's a series of disjointed, aimless, and chaotic scenes that don't flow smoothly or make any sense at all. There are countless plot holes. It's also dark, depressing, boring, and unnecessarily long.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/23

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Audience Member

The movie made so little sense that I didn't finish it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

O filme não tem qualquer nexo. Não conta qualquer história. Não revela qualquer sensação. Não possui qualquer estilo. Não arrisca uma fotografia. Não tem identidade. Causa frustração pela falta de ligação entre os estilos e até mesmo a personalidade dos personagens, algo que tem sido comum nos títulos da Netflix.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Terriblemente lenta, if you cut Off all the scenes where the movie wants to show his deaf, maybe the movie would last 45 minutes only.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas

Director

Asier Etxeandia

Anselmo

Aitor Luna

Capitán Bosch

Hugo Silva

Vicente Roig

Marian Álvarez

Rosa Ribagorda

Imanol Arias

Sargento Castillo

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Synopsis

A fugitive guerrilla must use all of its wits to stay alive when it's alone and deaf in the middle of a war -- and on the losing side.

Director: Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas
Screenwriter: Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas, Juan Carlos Diaz
Production Co: La Huella Efectos Digitales Sl
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, War
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2020
Runtime: 2h 6m

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