Mientras dure la guerra

Synopsis of Mientras dure la guerra

In the summer of 1936, the renowned writer Miguel de Unamuno decides to publicly support the military uprising that promises to bring order to the convulsive situation in Spain. Immediately, he is dismissed as rector of the University of Salamanca by the republican government. Meanwhile, General Franco manages to add his troops to the rebel front and begins a successful campaign with the secret hope of taking sole command of the war. The bloody drift of the conflict and the imprisonment of some of his companions lead Unamuno to question his initial position and weigh his principles. When Franco moves his headquarters to Salamanca and is appointed Head of State in the national zone, Unamuno decides to go to his palace to make a request.