The Sleeping Voice

2011 1h 59m ES

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 106

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Synopsis

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Finished the Spanish Civil War in April 1939, in November 1940, while Spain is being crushed by the ruthless boot of dictator Franco, Pepita travels from rural Córdoba to Madrid to be near her sister Hortensia, who is seven months pregnant and imprisoned, haunted by the shadow of a death sentence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Inma Cuesta
Hortensia
María León
Pepita
Marc Clotet
Paulino
Daniel Holguín
Felipe
Ana Wagener
Mercedes
Susi Sánchez
Sor Serafines
Berta Ojea
La Zapatones
Lola Casamayor
Reme

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Benito Zambrano
Writers: Ignacio del Moral, Benito Zambrano, Carmen López Areal
Languages: Catalan, Spanish
Countries: Germany, Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Catalan, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Benito Zambrano, shot by Álex Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Juan Antonio Leyva. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Inma Cuesta and María León and Marc Clotet carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Benito Zambrano directs. Álex Catalán behind the camera. Juan Antonio Leyva scores. Fernando Pardo cuts. Produced in Germany, Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Catalan, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, Spain.
5Directed by Benito Zambrano, shot by Álex Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Juan Antonio Leyva. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Fernando Pardo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Inma Cuesta and María León and Marc Clotet carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1688649 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "sibling relationship", "madrid, spain", "death sentence", "spanish civil war (1936-39)".

The technical file

Cinematography: Álex Catalán
Original score: Juan Antonio Leyva
Editing: Fernando Pardo
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: ES
IMDB: The Sleeping Voice (2011)

Awards

Goya Award for Best New Actress
Silver Shell for Best Actress

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What people are saying

Andres Gomez2014-01-28
★ 8/10
Good movie with impressive performances from Inma Cuesta and María León from Dulce Chacón great story about the life of the republican women after the end of the Spanish civil war and the starting of the dictatorship of the rebel general Franco.

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