All Is Silence

All Is Silence
All Is Silence
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Todo es silencio
Directed by	Jos� Luis Cuerda
Screenplay by	Manuel Rivas
Based on	Todo es silencio; by Manuel Rivas
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero
Starring	Quim Guti�rrez; Miguel �ngel Silvestre; Celia Freijeiro; Juan Diego;
Cinematography	Hanns Burmann
Edited by	Nacho Ru�z Capillas
Music by	Sergio Moure
Production; companies	Tornasol Films; Castafiore Films; Mil� Films; Zebra Producciones; Foresta Films;
Distributed by	Alta Films
Release dates	20 October 2012 (Seminci); 9 November 2012 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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

Plot

Set in 1969 and 1989, against the backdrop of drug-trafficking on 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 Guti�rrez as Fins^[2]
Axel Fern�ndez as Fins (teen)^[2]
Celia Freijeiro as Leda^[2]
Carolina Cao as Leda (teen)^[2]
Miguel �ngel Silvestre as Brinco^[2]
Sergio Gonz�lez 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 [gl] as Chel�n^[2]
Iago Mira as Chel�n (teen)^[2]
Mario Rold�n as Carburo^[2]
Miguel Lago Casal as inverno^[2]
Miguel de Lira [es] as �scar Mendoza^[2]
Luis Zahera as Malpica^[2]
Rebeca Montero [gl] as Amparo^[2]
Andrea Muhlova as Nora rusa^[2]
Adolfo Fern�ndez as Humberto Alisal^[2]
Jos� Luis Cuerda as Grimaldo^[2]
Jes�s Castej�n [es] as Sarxento Montes^[2]
Gabriel �ngel Delgado as Santi^[2]
Luc�a �lvarez as M�nica^[2]
Xos� Manuel Olveira "Pico" [es] as Antonio^[2]
Juan Garc�a as Belv�s (teen)^[2]
Iv�n Marcos as banqueiro^[2]
Julio Ru�z Tejela as Delmiro^[2]
Adri�n Casti�eiras [gl] as centenela^[2]
Fernando Mor�n as Don Marcelon^[2]
Est�baliz Veiga [gl] as enfermeira^[2]
Miguel Borines as m�dico Cruz Vermella^[2]
Fernando Acebal [gl] as Oficial Alf�ndegas^[2]
Andrea G. Nespereira as xornalista^[2]
Miro Magari�os [gl] as Commnis Telmo^[2]
Cristina Ramallal as xornalista^[2]
Paula Semikozova as moza hippie^[2]

Production

The film is a Tornasol Films, Castafiore Films, Mil� 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	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2013	27th Goya Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Manuel Rivas	Nominated	^[8]
	11th Mestre Mateo Awards	Best Actress	Celia Freijeiro	Nominated	^[2]
		Best Supporting Actor	Luis Zahera	Won
		Best Screenplay	Manuel Rivas	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Sergio Moure	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Almudena Fonseca	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al 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.
^ Pando, Juan (28 September 2011). "Cuerda y una Galicia entre narcos y polis". Fotogramas.
^ ^a ^b "José Luis Cuerda rueda su última película 'Todo es silencio' en los estudios de Alicante". Europa Press. 17 October 2011.
^ "José Luis Cuerda abre la Seminci con su filme 'Todo es silencio'". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
^ "'Todo es silencio' – estreno en cines 9 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. 6 November 2012.
^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (9 November 2012). "Todo es silencio". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
^ "Todo es silencio". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[vanhoeig-1] Van Hoeij, Boyd (31 May 2012). "All Is Silence". Variety.

[papeis-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al 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.

[ep-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.

[pinilla-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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