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Broken Silence

2001 · 110 min

A quiet, oppressive immersion into fear and silence, where tenderness flickers against relentless political violence.

Overview
Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco resistance. Lucía is attracted to Manual, because of his smile and the bravery of those men who continue fighting for their ideas, even at the cost of their own lives. When Manuel is pursued (by Franco's Civil Guard) he flees to the mountain and Lucía discovers the reality of political repression, the silence, the horror and fear.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • isolation
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Montxo Armendáriz
Written by
Montxo Armendáriz
Starring
Lucía Jiménez, Juan Diego Botto, Mercedes Sampietro, Álvaro de Luna, María Botto, Rubén Ochandiano, María Vázquez, Joseba Apaolaza
Music
Pascal Gaigne
Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
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Languages
Spanish

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