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A Time for Defiance (1998)

A Time for Defiance poster
Original title
La hora de los valientes
Directed by
Antonio Mercero
Genre
melodrama
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the Spanish Civil War, a museum guard rescues a painting from being destroyed. He hides it in his home and forms a bond with a woman as the conflict disrupts their lives.

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What happens

A Time for Defiance (Spanish: La hora de los valientes; lit. 'The Hour of the Brave') is a 1997 Spanish war drama film directed by Antonio Mercero about the Spanish Civil War. It stars Gabino Diego and Leonor Watling alongside Luis Cuenca and Adriana Ozores. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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