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All Is Silence

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All Is Silence
Theatrical release poster
SpanishTodo es silencio
Directed byJosé Luis Cuerda
Screenplay byManuel Rivas
Based onTodo es silencio
by Manuel Rivas
Produced byGerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyHanns Burmann
Edited byNacho Ruíz Capillas
Music bySergio Moure
Production
companies
  • Tornasol Films
  • Castafiore Films
  • Milú Films
  • Zebra Producciones
  • Foresta Films
Distributed byAlta Films
Release dates
  • 20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) (Seminci)
  • 9 November 2012 (2012-11-09) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

All Is Silence (Spanish: Todo es silencio) is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Cuerda from a screenplay by Manuel Rivas based on Rivas' novel of the same name which stars Quim Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Celia Freijeiro alongside Juan Diego.

Plot

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Set in 1969 and 1989, against the backdrop of drug-trafficking on the Galician coast, the plot follows three childhood friends (Fins, Leda, and Brinco). Twenty years later, Fins has become a cop, whilst Brinco has become a minion of crime lord Mariscal, with Leda standing between them.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Tornasol Films, Castafiore Films, Milú Films, Zebra Producciones and Foresta Films production.[3] Shooting began in Galicia on 29 August 2011.[4] It later moved to the Ciudad de la Luz studio in Alicante.[4]

Release

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The film opened the 57th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 20 October 2012.[5] Distributed by Alta Films,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 9 November 2012.

Reception

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Boyd van Hoeij of Variety deemed the film to be "a dud" and "a juiceless adaptation", with the script failing "to develop a dramatic undertow that ties the film's two incongruous halves together", "impeccable" period detail notwithstanding.[1]

Sergio F. Pinilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be "a love triangle story without angles or enough punch".[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2013 27th Goya Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Manuel Rivas Nominated [8]
11th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Actress Celia Freijeiro Nominated [2]
Best Supporting Actor Luis Zahera Won
Best Screenplay Manuel Rivas Nominated
Best Original Score Sergio Moure Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Almudena Fonseca Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Papeis da Academia Galega do Audiovisual (Xuño 2012 / Xulo 2013) (PDF). A Coruña: Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 2013. pp. 12−13, 63, 217. ISBN 84-695-8515-0.
  3. ^ Pando, Juan (28 September 2011). "Cuerda y una Galicia entre narcos y polis". Fotogramas.
  4. ^ a b "José Luis Cuerda rueda su última película 'Todo es silencio' en los estudios de Alicante". Europa Press. 17 October 2011.
  5. ^ "José Luis Cuerda abre la Seminci con su filme 'Todo es silencio'". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  6. ^ "'Todo es silencio' – estreno en cines 9 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. 6 November 2012.
  7. ^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (9 November 2012). "Todo es silencio". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ "Todo es silencio". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 30 July 2023.