'While at War' trivia and fun facts

International interest

The movie has been selected for the International Toronto Film Festival and San Sebastian where it will compete for the Gold Shell.

Road to the Oscars

Spanish Film Academy has been pre-selected the last Amenábar film, next to 'Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas' and 'Pain and Glory, for representing Spain in the 92th Academy Awards.

Return to Spain

Alejandro Amenábar shoots again in spanish, after doing it for the last time in 2004 with 'The Sea Inside'.