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Words for an End of the World

Words for an End of the World

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 13, 2020

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

64%

Original Title

Palabras para un fin del mundo

Production Companies

Pantalla Partida, Imagine! Factory Films, TVE, EiTB

Director

Manuel Menchón

Description

Spain, April 14, 1931. The Second Republic is born. From the beginning, the writer Miguel de Unamuno is considered one of the ethical pillars of the new regime. Five years later, on December 31, 1936, a few months after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), Unamuno dies at his home in Salamanca, capital of the rebel side, led by General Francisco Franco, and main center of dissemination of its propaganda apparatus.