2024 Spanish film
| As Silence Passes By | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | Por donde pasa el silencio |
| Directed by | Sandra Romero |
| Screenplay by | Sandra Romero |
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| Cinematography | Angello Faccini |
| Edited by | Cristóbal Fernández |
| Music by | Paloma Peñarrubia |
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| Distributed by | BTeam Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
As Silence Passes By (Spanish: Por donde pasa el silencio) is a 2024 Spanish drama film written and directed by Sandra Romero (in her directorial debut feature).
Plot
Antonio, who earns a living as a waiter, returns from Madrid to his hometown of Écija during the Holy Week [es] to look for his twin brother Javier, who needs his help.
Cast
- Antonio Araque as Antonio
- Javier Araque
- María Araque
- Mona Martínez
- Nicolás Montoya
- Emmanuel Medina
- Tamara Casellas
Production
As Silence Passes By is a Mammut, Playa Chica, Icónica, Auna Producciones and Pasa el silencio AIE production with the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and Filmin. It was shot in Écija and Carmona.
Release
The film world premiered in the 'New Directors' slate of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 25 September 2024. Distributed by BTeam Pictures, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 29 November 2024.
Reception
Cédric Succivalli of International Cinephile Society rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, billing it as "a very simple film about enormously challenging ideas".
Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa deemed the film to be "a harsh, gritty portrait of family relations in which people sometimes don't love each other in a healthy way, a lack of communication reigns and people are overly demanding".
Javier Ocaña of El País described Romero's "notable" debut film as "a work full of harshness and anger, but also of love and warmth, about a family like any other. From the countryside, of course".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | 4th Carmen Awards | Best New Director | Sandra Romero | Pending | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Sandra Romero | Pending | |||
| Best New Actor | Antonio Araque | Pending | |||
| Javier Araque | Pending | ||||
| Best New Actress | María Araque | Pending | |||
| 39th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Sandra Romero | Pending |
See also
References
- ^ "RTVE participa en 'Por donde pasa el silencio', ópera prima de Sandra Romero". rtve.es.
- Romero, José M.; Blanes, P. (26 September 2024). "San Sebastián 2024 | Sandra Romero indaga en la familia, la clase obrera y el pueblo en su prometedor debut con 'Por donde pasa el silencio'". Cadena SER.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (27 September 2024). "Review: As Silence Passes By". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Por donde pasa el silencio". BTeam Pictures. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- "'Por donde pasa el silencio', relaciones entre hermanos desde la realidad y la ficción". La Vanguardia. 25 September 2024.
- Tena, Arturo (25 September 2024). ""Nadie nos enseña a ser hermanos": Sandra Romero presenta su fraternal ópera prima". Cine con Ñ.
- Succivalli, Cédric (25 September 2024). "San Sebastian 2024 review: As Silence Passes By (Sandra Romero)". International Cinephile Society.
- Ocaña, Javier (29 November 2024). "'Por donde pasa el silencio': coraje, campo y pueblo en un notable debut". El País.
- "'Solos en la noche' y 'Rita', las películas con más nominaciones en los cuartos Premios Carmen". Kinótico. 17 December 2024.
- Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.