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Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City

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Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City
Film poster
SpanishEl silencio de la ciudad blanca
Directed byDaniel Calparsoro
Written by
  • Alfred Pérez Fargas
  • Roger Danès
Based onthe novel
by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosu Inchaustegui
Edited byAntonio Frutos
Music byFernando Velázquez
Production
companies
Distributed byDeAPlaneta
Release date
  • 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)[1]
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City (Spanish: El silencio de la ciudad blanca) is a 2019 Spanish action adventure psychological mystery crime-thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro from a screenplay by Alfred Pérez Fargas and Roger Danés based on a novel by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi. It stars Belén Rueda, Javier Rey, and Aura Garrido.

Synopsis

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A detective returns to Vitoria-Gasteiz to solve murders mimicking those allegedly committed by a mass serial killer who is set to be released from prison after serving his 20-year jail term.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The film is an Atresmedia Cine, Rodar y Rodar, Silencio Ciudad Blanca AIE and Hugo P27 production and it had the participation of Atresmedia, Movistar+, EiTB, and Netflix.[3][4] The film was shot and set in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz.[5] The film also features an old cathedral of Santa María which was founded in 1180.[6] The film story also resembles that of the 1991 American film The Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan Demme as well as the 2006 American film The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard.[7][8]

Release

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Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[3] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 October 2019.[9] It was made available on Netflix on 6 March 2020 and opened to mixed reviews from the critics.[10][11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Joker' continúa líder de la taquilla española y 'Mientras dure la guerra' se mantiene entre las más vistas". www.europapress.es. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City' on Netflix, a Preposterous Spanish Serial-Killer Thriller". Decider. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. ^ a b "'El silencio de la ciudad blanca' ya tiene su primer tráiler". Noticias de Navarra. 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ Pando, Juan (24 October 2018). "Así se rueda 'El silencio de la ciudad blanca'". Fotogramas.
  5. ^ Sharma, Dhruv (2020-03-06). "Twin Murders Ending, Explained | Netflix Plot Summary of The Silence of the White City". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. ^ Sharma, Dhruv (2020-03-05). "Where Was Twin Murders: Silence of White City Filmed? Netflix Filming Locations". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. ^ Adams @Katen_ann, Katen. "'Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City' lacks originality". The Battalion. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. ^ Rogerinorlando (2020-03-31). "Netflixable? "Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City"". Movie Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  9. ^ Rull, Carles (4 November 2019). "¿Quién es el asesino? Crímenes y misterios para resolver en el cine". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  10. ^ Alexandria Ingham 2 months ago Follow @aingham69 (2020-03-07). "5 good movies to watch on Netflix this weekend: Spenser Confidential and more". Netflix Life. Retrieved 2020-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Everything you need to know about Netflix's Spanish crime drama 'Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City'". meaww.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  12. ^ "Twin Murders: the Silence of the White City review - a dark but muddled murder mystery". Ready Steady Cut. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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