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The Sleeping Voice

7.2

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Original title

La voz dormida

Year

2011

Running time

128 min.

Country

Spain

Director

Benito Zambrano

Screenwriter

Benito Zambrano, Ignacio del Moral. Novel: Dulce Chacón

Cast

Music

Magda Rosa Galván, Juan Antonio Leyva

Cinematography

Alex Catalán

Producer

Warner Bros. España

Genre

Drama | Spanish Post-War. 1940s

Synopsis

Benito Zambrano has adaptated Dulce Chacon’s book of the same name, set in the terrible years immediately following the end of the Spanish civil war. The film focuses on the relationship between two sisters: Hortensia is pregnant and in jail in Madrid; Pepita has come from Cordoba to be with her and look after the child she is going to have. They are both in relationships with guerrillas fighting in the underground in the mountains.

Rankings Position

#62 Best Spanish Movies of all time

Awards: 2011: 3 Goya Awards: Best Sup. Actress (Wagener), New Actress (León) and Song. 9 Nom.

2011: San Sebastian: Official Selection

2011: Forqué Awards: Nominated for Best Film & Best Actress (María León)

2012: Forqué Awards: 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"A harrowing drama (...) magnificently tells a tale that needs to be told and retold. (...) this engrossing pic is often unbearably intense in its depiction of atrocities, (...) "Voice" deserves to be heard offshore."

Jonathan Holland: Variety

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Ranking Lists Position

44 My Top 10 Movies from 2011 (111)
74 My Favorite Movies from Spain (123)

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The Sleeping Voice

2011

Benito Zambrano

7.2

(20,097)