Welcome to POV .
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of
Wisconsin Public Television's Director's Cut .
When life brings tragedy, to help deal with the pain,
it's easier for some to just pretend it never happened.
In tonight's film The Silence of Others,
we meet a group of people in Spain
for whom that is just not possible.
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 about how he now lives
just a few meters away from his former torturer.
Many of these victims come together to build
the groundbreaking Argentine Lawsuit.
Their goal? To reverse the state-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 backdrop
to this political thriller.
Their weathered, elderly subjects
are so undeniably authentic
and bring true emotion to this story.
Variety magazine says the codirector's
straightforward but emotionally acute film
works as a thorough history lesson
and a work of contemporary activism.
The film is executive produced
by two-time Academy Award winner Pedro Almodóvar.
The Silence of Others starts now on Wisconsin Public Television,
your home for independent film.