A though-provoking journey through the search for truth and reconciliation, The Silence of Others emerges as a moving salute to the small victories of determined individuals.
There is no big redemptive payoff here, just a few small victories and hopeful pointers to the future. The struggle continues. But this is still a very necessary story, delivered with rigor and conviction.
Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo’s straightforward but emotionally acute documentary works as both a thorough history lesson and a work of contemporary activism.
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Slant MagazineDiego Semerene
Slant MagazineDiego Semerene
Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar’s documentary is monumental for its clamorous sounding of an alarm.
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Los Angeles TimesMichael Rechtshaffen
Los Angeles TimesMichael Rechtshaffen
As the legal proceedings progress, Carracedo and Bahar wisely keep their probing camera trained on the passionate faces of their subjects, allowing their stirring testimonies to take the spotlight.