Your Company
 

The Silence of Others(El silencio de otros)

✭ ✭ ✭ ✭   Read critic reviews

United States, Spain, Canada · 2019
1h 35m
Director Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar
Starring Ana Messuti, Ascensión Mendieta, Carlos Slepoy, Felisa Echegoyen
Genre Documentary

For the first time in history, in a groundbreaking international lawsuit, survivors of crimes of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship seek justice and attempt to prosecute perpetrators. The Silence of Others follows the journey of building this lawsuit and explores a country still deeply divided after 38 years of democracy.

Stream The Silence of Others

What are people saying?

What are critics saying?

90

Screen Daily by Allan Hunter

A though-provoking journey through the search for truth and reconciliation, The Silence of Others emerges as a moving salute to the small victories of determined individuals.

80

Variety by Guy Lodge

Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo’s straightforward but emotionally acute documentary works as both a thorough history lesson and a work of contemporary activism.

70

Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen

As the legal proceedings progress, Carracedo and Bahar wisely keep their probing camera trained on the passionate faces of their subjects, allowing their stirring testimonies to take the spotlight.

80

The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton

There is no big redemptive payoff here, just a few small victories and hopeful pointers to the future. The struggle continues. But this is still a very necessary story, delivered with rigor and conviction.

Users who liked this film also liked