The Sleeping Voice (2011)

During the Spanish postwar, Pepita leaves her village for the capital to be near her sister, pregnant while in prison. There, she falls for a bourgeois who still keep the fight alive in the hills.

Director:

Benito Zambrano

Writers:

Dulce Chacón (novel), Carmen López-Areal (cowriter)

Stars:

Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet

14 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Inma Cuesta	...	Hortensia
María León	...	Pepita
Marc Clotet	...	Paulino
Daniel Holguín	...	Felipe
Ana Wagener	...	Mercedes
Susi Sánchez	...	Sor Serafines
Berta Ojea	...	La Zapatones (Florencia)
Lola Casamayor	...	Reme
Ángela Cremonte	...	Elvira
Amparo Vega León	...	Sole (as Amparo Vega-León)
Charo Zapardiel	...	Tomasa
Arantxa Aranguren	...	Conchita
Teresa Calo	...	Doña Celia
Begoña Maestre	...	Amalia
Jesús Noguero	...	Don Fernando

Storyline

Madrid, post-Spanish Civil War. Sisters Hortensia and Pepita are involved with an underground guerrilla movement. Hortensia is captured and forced to deliver her baby in jail. Pepita tries to find a way to help the guerrilla and her sister.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | spanish civil war | based on novel | female nudity | bare breasts | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Award: Lion du Jury Jeunes au festival du Film Historique de Waterloo (Belgique, 2013).

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Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Mentiras arriesgadas (2012)

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Soundtracks

Nana de la hierbabuena
Written and Performed by Carmen Agredano

User Reviews

the war after war

good performance, beautiful images. another exercise of exorcism for a culture who not only remember but has its roots in a dark period. result - a correct film about love, sacrifice, ideal, fight and personal tragedies as parts from national drama. and only sin of film is the common style. after many movies about Civil War traces, it remains one for them. sure, it is not an error maybe for the splendid acting of actresses or for the flavor of period. but , after its end, impression is the same - it would be better. because, more than an adaptation, this genre of film must be, in essence, a manifesto. in contrary case, it is only a small piece from a long chain who remember, again and again, faces of a profound crime.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 October 2011 (Spain)

Also Known As:

A Voz Adormecida

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR3,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,764,436

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audiovisual Aval SGR, Maestranza Films, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1