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  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary Abelardo (Grandinetti), a handsome entrepeneur arrives in the village of Villaserena, Bolivia, bringing with him a "radio station" that is just four loudspeakers set up about town that blast out news, local gossip, and music. This, of course, stirs up old rivalries and secrets.

Directed By: Paolo Agazzi

Written By: Guillermo Aguirre, Paolo Agazzi

  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 48 m

The Day Silence Died

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Abelardo (Grandinetti), a handsome entrepeneur arrives in the village of Villaserena, Bolivia, bringing with him a "radio station" that is just four loudspeakers set up about town that blast out news, local gossip, and music. This, of course, stirs up old rivalries and secrets.

Directed By: Paolo Agazzi

Written By: Guillermo Aguirre, Paolo Agazzi

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
13% Negative
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80
Enchanting, multilayered fable.
By Ted Shen FULL REVIEW
75
The story is fascinating for its simplicity and its inherent truths about the downside of progress.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
75
Comedy with a light-hearted flair. The cast is charming, and Garcia is especially easy on the eye.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
Delightful Bolivian comedy, which also works as a sly critique of mass media.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
60
An easygoing exercise, impossible to dislike but not especially memorable, engaging but finally derivative:
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
50
What appears to be the thrust of the story -- the unraveling of a society -- loses out to a tame, romantic triangle subplot.
By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW
30
Agazzi's movie rather provincially hints at sexiness, humor, and satire without actually manifesting them.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Filmproduktion Sandkorn Film, Pegaso Producciones, Pegasos Producciones, S.R.I.
Release Date Dec 8, 2000
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Cartagena Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gramado Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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