Words for an End of the World (2020)
November 13, 2020
Documentary, History
1h 38m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Manuel Menchón
- Miguel de Unamuno (voice) José Sacristán
- Researcher (voice) Marian Álvarez
- General Millán-Astray (voice) Víctor Clavijo
- Bartolomé Aragón (voice) Andrés Gertrúdix
- General Mola (voice) Antonio de la Torre
- Manuel Azaña / Francisco Maldonado (voice) Vicente León
- Self - Writer (archive footage) Miguel de Unamuno
- Self (archive footage) King Alfonso XIII of Spain
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Keywords
- fascism
- freedom of speech
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
- conspiracy theory
- spanish second republic (1931-39)
- political repression
- 1930s
- portrait of an artist
- salamanca, spain
- anti-fascism
- spanish literature
- literature history