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The Silence of Others

2018 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 8.0 · 87% critics

Documentary

This documentary follows survivors of a long dictatorship as they push for recognition and justice in a country still divided by its past. As they join a landmark legal effort, the film explores memory, silence, and the fight to have hidden crimes acknowledged.

Also known as Facing Franco’s Crimes: The Silence of Others

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Original title
El silencio de otros
Years
2018
Release date
2019-01-25
Language
Spanish
Runtime
95 min
Critic score
87/100
TMDB rating
8.0/10 (87 votes)
About

You may like this if you’re drawn to urgent, justice-focused documentaries about history and memory, especially if The Pearl Button or The Cordillera of Dreams resonated with you; Not for you if you want light, escapist viewing.

Pros: powerful real-life stakes; moving personal testimony; timely historical focus | Cons: heavy subject matter; emotionally draining; slower documentary pace

Themes

  • spain
  • fascism
  • spanish civil war (1936-39)
  • dictatorship
  • franco regime (francoism)
  • lawsuit
  • justice
  • woman director
  • torture victim

Awards & recognition

  • International Emmy Award — best documentary · 2020
  • Goya Award — Best Documentary Film · 2019
  • European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2018 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Bahar, Almudena Carracedo