| As Silence Passes By | |
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| 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 |
Production companies |
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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).
Antonio, who earns a living as a waiter, returns from Madrid to his hometown of Écija during the Holy Week to look for his twin brother Javier, who needs his help. [1] [2]
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. [1] It was shot in Écija and Carmona. [1]
The film world premiered in the 'New Directors' slate of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 25 September 2024. [3] [5] Distributed by BTeam Pictures, [1] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 29 November 2024. [6]
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". [7]
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". [3]
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". [8]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025 | 4th Carmen Awards | Best New Director | Sandra Romero | Pending | [9] |
| 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 | [10] |
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