A Time for Defiance
# A Time for Defiance

A Time for Defiance (Spanish: La hora de los valientes; lit. 'The Hour of the Brave') is a 1998 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.

## Plot

In Madrid, during the bombing of November 1936, in the Spanish Civil War, the Republican Government decided on the evacuation of paintings from the Prado Museum. Manuel, a 28-year-old security guard, finds a self-portrait of Goya abandoned in one corner. He hides the painting and flees the bombing of his house.

## Cast

* Gabino Diego as Manuel
* Leonor Watling as Carmen
* Adriana Ozores as Flora
* Luis Cuenca as Melquíades
* Héctor Colomé as Lucas
* Ramón Agirre as Gerardo
* Aten Soria as Filo
* Javier Bódalo [es] as Pepito
* Juan José Otegui as Profesor Miralles
* José María Pou as Heliodoro
* Txema Blasco as Cuñado del profesor
* Ramón Langa

## Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 December 1998. It was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George.

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Leonor Watling | Nominated |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Gabino Diego | Nominated |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Ozores | Won |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Costume Design | Javier Artiñano | Nominated |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Production Supervision | Mikel Nieto | Nominated |
| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Special Effects | Juan Ramón Molina, Alfonso Nieto | Nominated |
