Broken Silence (2001)
"Silencio roto" (original title)

Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco ... See full summary »

Director:

Montxo Armendáriz

Writer:

Montxo Armendáriz (screenplay)

Stars:

Lucía Jiménez, Juan Diego Botto, Mercedes Sampietro

7 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucía Jiménez	...	Lucía
Juan Diego Botto	...	Manuel
Mercedes Sampietro	...	Teresa
Álvaro de Luna	...	Don Hilario
María Botto	...	Lola
Rubén Ochandiano	...	Sebas
María Vázquez	...	Sole
Joseba Apaolaza	...	Teniente
Pepo Oliva	...	Cosme
Jordi Bosch	...	Sargento
Ramón Barea	...	Antonio
Alicia Sánchez	...	Rosario
Helio Pedregal	...	Matías
Ander Erburù	...	Juan-8 years
Andoni Erburu	...	Juan

Storyline

Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco resistance. Lucía is attracted to Manual, because of his smile and the bravery of those men who continue fighting for their ideas, even at the cost of their own lives. When Manuel is pursued (by Franco's Civil Guard) he flees to the mountain and Lucía discovers the reality of political repression, the silence, the horror and fear.

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Plot Keywords:

repression | resistance | maquis | francisco franco | spanish civil war | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

silencioroto.com [es] (Spanish)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

27 April 2001 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Broken Silence

Filming Locations:

Arrieta, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oria Films S.L.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A moving account of courageous resistance

I saw this film in Madrid and experienced something I had never encountered in a Spanish cinema--- the audience was completely silent during the film. And the house was packed.

The beautiful setting of the film, in the north of Spain, stood in sharp contrast to the depressing circumstances of the villagers as they attempted to carry on the struggle against the Falange as represented in the film by the Guardia Civil. The drama of this well-acted film was steady and wrenching.

Always interested in the Spanish Civil War, this film made me more aware of the heavy price the Spaniards paid as a consequence of the fascists' victory.