The Sleeping Voice

The Sleeping Voice (2011)

La voz dormida

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.

Date of release
2011-10-21
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (106)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Benito Zambrano

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: €3.5M
  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 0. Including: Silver Shell for Best Actress; Goya Award for Best New Actress

The Sleeping Voice is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Benito Zambrano based on the novel of the same name by Dulce Chacón. It stars Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet and Daniel Holguín.

Production

The film was produced by Maestranza Films alongside Mirada Sur, and had support from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Junta de Andalucía, the Diputación de Huelva, TVE, Canal+ and Canal Sur. Antonio Pérez is credited as producer and Álex Catalán as cinematographer. Shooting locations included the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. Around a 40% of the footage was shot in the province of Huelva.

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