Las guerras silenciosas

A comic book artist facing a creative slump finds a compelling idea for a new story in the most unexpected place. During a family meal, his father once again returns to his favorite topic: his military service in Ifni—served during the tense peace that followed the decolonization of Morocco. Yet, recounting these events also means telling the story of his parents' youth under the Franco regime, in a world governed by a social order entirely beholden to the religious and military pressures of a totalitarian state.