The movie, based on José Martínez Ruiz – Azorín's play is featured at the Días de Cine Reading Club until October 28th. This initiative is sponsored by the America Reads Spanish program and the American Library Association to promote literature and the Spanish language in American libraries and universities.

El Sur stars Francisco Rabal, Jacques Destoop and Julia Saly, and is directed by Rafael Gil. The movie will be available until October 28th to participating libraries and universities.

The plot evolves around a love story between a Spanish small town girl and a French official in the year 1808 in the environs of Madrid. The director, in declarations collected by Antonio Castro, has defined Guerrilla War as "a genuinely pacifist film which portrays war and the horrors of war honestly."

The program is offered at no cost to U.S. libraries and universities. To participate, libraries simply have to register and send the form provided at the America Reads Spanish website. They will receive an exclusive user password via e-mail. This password will allow them to enjoy, legally and free of charge, public viewing of the movie of the week via online streaming at a library or university. All it requires is a computer and internet connection. For more information click here or send an email to Miami@comercio.mineco.es.