John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Madrid-based Latido Films has boarded Andalusian Sandra Romero’s “As Silence Passes By,” taking international sales rights to one of the most awaited Spanish debuts of 2024.
Written by Romero, her first feature was announced last week as one of a first 10 titles confirmed for San Sebastian’s New Directors competition, its most impactful sidebar.
Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” “straddles the border between fact and fiction, enlisting real people to play poetically embellished versions of themselves in order to reach a deeper truth,” said a Variety review. “As Silence Passes By” takes a similar route, reaping large dividends in an unyielding psychological authenticity and social knowingness.
It begins with Antonio, 32, who has carved out a life for himself in Madrid, returning to his deep Andalusia small town during the region’s Holy Week.
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