All Is Silence

All Is Silence (Spanish: Todo es silencio) is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Cuerda from a screenplay by Manuel Rivas based on Rivas' novel of the same name which stars Quim Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Celia Freijeiro alongside Juan Diego.

All Is Silence
Theatrical release poster
SpanishTodo es silencio
Directed byJosé Luis Cuerda
Screenplay byManuel Rivas
Based onTodo es silencio
by Manuel Rivas
Produced byGerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyHanns Burmann
Edited byNacho Ruíz Capillas
Music bySergio Moure
Production
companies
  • Tornasol Films
  • Castafiore Films
  • Milú Films
  • Zebra Producciones
  • Foresta Films
Distributed byAlta Films
Release dates
  • 20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) (Seminci)
  • 9 November 2012 (2012-11-09) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Set in 1969 and 1989, against the backdrop of drug-trafficking in the Galician coast, the plot follows three childhood friends (Fins, Leda, and Brinco). Twenty years later, Fins has become a cop, whilst Brinco has become a minion of crime lord Mariscal, with Leda standing between them.[1]

Cast
  • Quim Gutiérrez as Fins[2]
  • Axel Fernández as Fins (teen)[2]
  • Celia Freijeiro as Leda[2]
  • Carolina Cao as Leda (teen)[2]
  • Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Brinco[2]
  • Sergio González as Brinco (teen)[2]
  • Juan Diego as Mariscal[2]
  • Chete Lera as Rumbo[2]
  • Iria Penha as Sira[2]
  • Laura Ponte as Guadalupe[2]
  • Teresa Hurtado as Mara Doval[2]
  • Xoque Carbajal as Chelín[2]
  • Iago Mira as Chelín (teen)[2]
  • Mario Roldán as Carburo[2]
  • Miguel Lago Casal as inverno[2]
  • Miguel de Lira as Óscar Mendoza[2]
  • Luis Zahera as Malpica[2]
  • Rebeca Montero as Amparo[2]
  • Andrea Muhlova as Nora rusa[2]
  • Adolfo Fernández as Humberto Alisal[2]
  • José Luis Cuerda as Grimaldo[2]
  • Jesús Castejón as Sarxento Montes[2]
  • Gabriel Ángel Delgado as Santi[2]
  • Lucía Álvarez as Mónica[2]
  • Xosé Manuel Olveira "Pico" as Antonio[2]
  • Juan García as Belvís (teen)[2]
  • Iván Marcos as banqueiro[2]
  • Julio Ruíz Tejela as Delmiro[2]
  • Adrián Castiñeiras as centenela[2]
  • Fernando Morán as Don Marcelon[2]
  • Estíbaliz Veiga as enfermeira[2]
  • Miguel Borines as médico Cruz Vermella[2]
  • Fernando Acebal as Oficial Alfándegas[2]
  • Andrea G. Nespereira as xornalista[2]
  • Miro Magariños as Commnis Telmo[2]
  • Cristina Ramallal as xornalista[2]
  • Paula Semikozova as moza hippie[2]

Production

The film is a Tornasol Films, Castafiore Films, Milú Films, Zebra Producciones and Foresta Films production.[3] Shooting began in Galicia on 29 August 2011.[4] It later moved to the Ciudad de la Luz studio in Alicante.[4]

Release

The film opened the 57th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 20 October 2012.[5] Distributed by Alta Films,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 9 November 2012.

Reception

Boyd van Hoeij of Variety deemed the film to be "a dud" and "a juiceless adaptation", with the script failing "to develop a dramatic undertow that ties the film's two incongruous halves together", "impeccable" period detail notwithstanding.[1]

Sergio F. Pinilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be "a love triangle story without angles or enough punch".[7]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
201327th Goya AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayManuel RivasNominated[8]
11th Mestre Mateo AwardsBest ActressCelia FreijeiroNominated[2]
Best Supporting ActorLuis ZaheraWon
Best ScreenplayManuel RivasNominated
Best Original ScoreSergio MoureNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylesAlmudena FonsecaNominated

See also

References
  1. Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
  2. Papeis da Academia Galega do Audiovisual (Xuño 2012 / Xulo 2013) (PDF). A Coruña: Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 2013. pp. 12−13, 63, 217. ISBN 84-695-8515-0.
  3. Pando, Juan (28 September 2011). "Cuerda y una Galicia entre narcos y polis". Fotogramas.
  4. "José Luis Cuerda rueda su última película 'Todo es silencio' en los estudios de Alicante". Europa Press. 17 October 2011.
  5. "José Luis Cuerda abre la Seminci con su filme 'Todo es silencio'". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  6. "'Todo es silencio' – estreno en cines 9 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. 6 November 2012.
  7. Pinilla, Sergio F. (9 November 2012). "Todo es silencio". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  8. "Todo es silencio". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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