All Is Silence

All Is Silence (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.

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.

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

Release
The film opened the 57th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 20 October 2012. Distributed by Alta Films, 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.

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

Accolades

 * rowspan = "6" align = "center" | 2013 || 27th Goya Awards || Best Adapted Screenplay || Manuel Rivas || Nominated ||
 * rowspan = "5" | 11th Mestre Mateo Awards || Best Actress || Celia Freijeiro || Nominated || rowspan = "5" |
 * Best Supporting Actor || Luis Zahera || Won
 * Best Screenplay || Manuel Rivas || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Sergio Moure || Nominated
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Almudena Fonseca || Nominated
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 * Best Screenplay || Manuel Rivas || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Sergio Moure || Nominated
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Almudena Fonseca || Nominated
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 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Almudena Fonseca || Nominated
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