“A Ghostโ in Battle” – A New Thriller From the Director of “Nobody Will โSpeak of Us When We’re Dead” Heads to โCinemas & Netflix
San Sebastiรกn, Spain – the latest film from acclaimed Spanish director Agustรญn Dรญaz Yanes, A โขGhost in Battle, is generating meaningful buzz โฃahead of its premiere at the San Sebastiรกn โขFilm Festival.โ Known for his meticulous storytelling and impactful narratives – most notably Nobody will Speak of Us When We’re Dead, a modern โฃclassic of Spanish cinema – Dรญaz Yanes has โคdeliveredโ only fourโ feature films to date, with โข Oro being his most โฃrecent โin 2017.
This makes the release โขof Aโ Ghost in Battle โa noteworthy event for national cinema. โDรญaz Yanes has a proven track recordโ of success with originalโ screenplays,โ and โคthis new thriller promises to be equally compelling. Notably, two โof his previous films were adaptations of novels by Arturoโข Pรฉrez-Reverte โ(alatriste, a historical epic โขwith a massive budget, and Oro).
A Ghost in Battle โ will first arrive in cinemasโฃ on October 3rd,followed โby a release on Netflix on October 17th. Adding furtherโข weight toโ the project is the involvement of Ja Bayona (The Orphanage, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) as aโค producer. Dรญaz Yanes and Bayona are currently collaborating on another enterprising project:โ an adaptationโ of Manuel Chaves Nogales’ journalistic account of the Spanish Civilโ War, With Blood and fire.
What’s the Story?
The film centers on Amaiaโ (Susanaโ Abaitua,known โfor her โrole in Patria),a Civil Guard agent whoโฃ dedicatesโฃ over a decadeโ of her life to infiltrating ETA. Her mission: to uncover and dismantle the terrorist association’s hidden arms โcaches in โsouthern France.
While โnot directly based on true events, A Ghost inโ Battle โ draws inspiration from the real-life experiences of Civil Guard agents involvedโฃ in the fight โขagainst terrorism during
