Welcome toPOV.
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of
Wisconsin Public Television's
Director's Cut.
When life brings tragedy, to h
elp deal with the pain,
it's easier for some to just
pretend it never happened.
In tonight's film The Silenc
e of Others,
we meet a group of people in
Spain
for whom that is just not possi
ble.
The dictatorship of Francisco
Franco lasted over forty years
and left many victims,
victims who are seeking justice
and their day in court.
One former prisoner talks abou
t how he now lives
just a few meters away from his
former torturer.
Many of these victims come t
ogether to build
the groundbreaking Argentine
Lawsuit.
Their goal? To reverse the st
ate-imposed amnesia
regarding these crimes against
humanity
toward Spain's own people.
Co-directors Almudena Carracedo
and Robert Bahar
use a haunting score as a bac
kdrop
to this political thriller.
Their weathered, elderly subjects
are so undeniably authentic
and bring true emotion to thi
s story.
Varietymagazine says the
codirector's
straightforward but emotiona
lly acute film
works as a thorough history
lesson
and a work of contemporary a
ctivism.
The film is executive produced
by two-time Academy Award winn
er Pedro Almodóvar.
The Silence of Othersstarts n
ow on Wisconsin Public Television,
your home for independent film.