All Is Silence


All Is Silence 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

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

Cast

Production

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

Release

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

Reception

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

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