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'The Silence of Others' is an AmericanSpanish documentary film written and directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar which tells the story of the silenced fight of the victims from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

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.

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.

The film was produced in association with El Deseo by Esther Garca Rodrguez, Agustn Almodvar and Pedro Almodvar and included interviews with survivors and human rights activists such as Mara Martn Lpez, Ascencin Mendieta and Chato Galante, among others.

Release



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

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

Reception



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

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.". Ben Kenigsberg from 'The New York Times' called the film "informative, if not always as specific as it might have been.".

Awards and nominations



See also



* List of Spanish films of 2018

References




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