The Silence of Others

The Silence of Others (Spanish: El silencio de otros) is an American–Spanish documentary film written and directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar[1] which tells the story of the silenced fight of the victims from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

The Silence of Others
Film poster
SpanishEl silencio de otros
Directed byAlmudena Carracedo
Robert Bahar
Written byAlmudena Carracedo
Robert Bahar
Produced byAlmudena Carracedo
Robert Bahar
Agustín Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
CinematographyAlmudena Carracedo
Edited byAlmudena Carracedo
Kim Roberts
Music byLeonardo Heiblum
Jacobo Lieberman
Production
companies
El Deseo
Semilla Verde Productions
Lucernam Films
Release dates
  • February 2018 (2018-02) (Berlin)
  • November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) (Spain)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

Since its release it received several accolades including the Goya Award for Best Documentary, the Platino Award for Best Documentary, two News & Documentary Emmy Awards and was one of the fifteen films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards.[2]

Production

Filmed over six years, the film follows the survivors of Francisco Franco's dictatorship as they organize the groundbreaking "Argentine Lawsuit" (Querella Argentina) in order to investigate, identify the responsibles and sanction those who committed crimes against humanity during that period.[3]

The film was produced in association with El Deseo by Esther García Rodríguez, Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar and included interviews with survivors and human rights activists such as María Martín López, Ascención Mendieta and Chato Galante, among others.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama Dokumente section.[5] It was theatrically released in Spain on 16 November 2018.[6] It also aired on La 2 on 4 April 2019 achieving almost a million spectators.[7]

The film was released in United States as a part of American television series POV at PBS.[8]

Reception

It received positive reviews from critics, on Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Stephen Dalton from The Hollywood Reporter wrote about the subject matter of the film that "is still a very necessary story, delivered with rigor and conviction.".[11] Ben Kenigsberg from The New York Times called the film "informative, if not always as specific as it might have been.".[12]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2018 Berlin International Film Festival Peace Film Prize The Silence of Others Won [13]
Panorama Audience Award Won
Medals of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers Best Documentary Film Nominated
European Film Awards Best Documentary Nominated [14]
Goya Awards Best Documentary Won [15]
2019 Feroz Awards Best Documentary Film Nominated [16]
José María Forqué Awards Best Documentary Film Won
Peabody Award Won [17]
Platino Awards Best Documentary Won [18]
2020 News & Documentary Emmy Awards Best Documentary Won [19]
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary Won

See also

References
  1. "La coproducción española 'El silencio de otros', candidata al Premio LUX del Parlamento Europeo". Audiosivual451. 9 July 2018.
  2. "Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. "'EL SILENCIO DE OTROS', APOTEÓSICO CLAMOR CONTRA LOS LADRONES DE LA MEMORIA". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "El silencio de otros': las víctimas del franquismo están "aquí y ahora"". rtve (in Spanish). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. "PROGRAMME 2018". Berlinale. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. Ruiz, Paula Arantzazu (18 December 2018). "'El silencio de otros', en la 'shortlist' de los Oscar en la categoría de Mejor documental". Sensacine.
  7. "'El silencio de otros' sorprende en La 2 con un dato para recordar: 5.2% , por encima de Cuatro". verTele! (in Spanish). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. Robinson, Jennifer (26 September 2019). "POV: The Silence Of Others". KPBS. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. "The Silence of Others (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. "The Silence of Others (2019)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. Dalton, Stephen (February 20, 2018). "'The Silence of Others': Film Review - Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  12. Kenigsberg, Ben (May 7, 2019). "'The Silence of Others' Review: Franco's Victims Speak Out". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  13. "THE AWARDS OF THE 68th BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (PDF). Berlinale. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  14. "European Film Awards Nominations: 'Cold War', 'Dogman', 'Border' Lead – Full List". Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  15. "Premios Goya 2019: lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es (in Spanish). February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  16. "Premios Feroz 2019: Lista de nominados". El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  17. "POV: The Silence of Others". Peabody Awards. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  18. "'Roma' obtiene nueva nominaciones a los Premios Platino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  19. "WINNERS IN DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION PROGRAMMING FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. September 22, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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