Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You

"Nobody Hears You"

2001 1h 29m ES

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 239

Drama

Synopsis

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Yessica is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam. Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge, while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica.

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Cast

Ximena Ayala
Yessica
Nancy Gutiérrez
Miriam
Arcelia Ramírez
Alicia, madre de Miriam
María Rojo
Madre de Yessica
Luis Fernando Peña
Jorge
Gabino Rodríguez
Héctor
Pablo Delgado
Juan
Eligio Meléndez
Padrastro de Yessica

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marisa Sistach
Writers: Marisa Sistach
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Netherlands, Mexico

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, Mexico.

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ERA

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Part of the "La Trilogía de la Crueldad" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor José Buil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ximena Ayala and Nancy Gutiérrez and Arcelia Ramírez carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nobody Hears You".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0280015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marisa Sistach directs. José Buil cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Netherlands, Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, Mexico.
4Part of the "La Trilogía de la Crueldad" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Editor José Buil shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ximena Ayala and Nancy Gutiérrez and Arcelia Ramírez carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Nobody Hears You".
8IMDB entry: tt0280015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Editing: José Buil
Costume design: Alejandra Dorantes
Makeup / hair: Maroussia Beaulieu
Sound: Eduardo Vaisman
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (2001)

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La Trilogía de la Crueldad

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Marisa Sistach

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CinemaSerf2025-02-19
★ 7/10
“Yessica” (Ximena Ayala) is friends at school with “Miriam” (Nancy Gutiérrez) even though the two are really chalk and cheese. The latter is a more restrained lass whilst her friend is more of a boisterous creature. That might be because she lives with her mum and her step-dad and his son “Jorge” (Luis Fernando Peña). Now he’s a total creep and makes an arrangement that will pimp out the young girl to his bus driving mate so he can earn some money for a pair of trainers! Despite the fact that she is taken from the street in broad daylight and assaulted on the floor of his bus, there is no effort made by anyone to bring the culprits to book as she, herself, is so embarrassed by the whole experience that she cannot tell anyone. Her rather toxic method of dealing with things is to become even more emotionally attached to “Miriam” and in so doing she starts to make problems for her friend that causes that girl’s mother (Arcelia Ramírez) to intervene - and that makes the vulnerable girl even more so. This is quite a savage indictment on attitudes of sexual entitlement by a man whose treatment of the young girl is brutal and cavalier. He has no fear of retribution and as the young “Yessica” goes further off the rails the behaviour of the truly odious brother becomes quite sickeningly effective. That she is violently robbed of her innocence is tragic enough; the fact that she has no recourse to seek help, solace and/or legal redress is punchily portrayed here by a potent performance from Ayala and an unpleasant, under-your-fingernails, one from Peña. It’s not a graphic film, but the message is writ large and offers a thought provoking critique of innate and obnoxious societal attitudes to sex.

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