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Broken Silence (2001)
As Lucia (Lucia Jimenez) turns up in a small town in 1944 to work at a bar owned by her aunt Teresa (Mercedes Sampietro), the town is split between Republican loyalists and supporters of newly formed fascism under Franco. Lucia befriends Lola (Maria Botto), whose brother Manuel (Juan Diego Botto) is linked to the Maquis. Just as Lucia falls in love with Manuel, the Maquis reemerge and free jailed Republicans, causing unrest among the fascists.
| Release Date: | April 27th, 2001 |
| Running Time: | 110 minutes |
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Dictators come and go. Soon, we will be rid of ours. Unfortunately, Spain had to endure theirs for 36 years. This is a story of the atrocities committed by the Franco regime after they defeated the democratically elected government in Spain and were supposedly in an era of peace.
Lucía Jiménez gave a compelling, if...
(complete Broken Silence review by Movie Addict)
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