# The Sleeping Voice (2011)

> Two sisters confront imprisonment, clandestine resistance, and the machinery of Francoist repression in postwar Madrid.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/56313

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Benito Zambrano
- Cast: Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet, Daniel Holguín, Ana Wagener, Susi Sánchez, Berta Ojea, Lola Casamayor
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1688649/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: somber, harrowing, intimate, historical cinema night, serious drama viewing

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