The Silence of the Mole explained

El silencio del topo
Director:Anaïs Taracena
Producer:Rafael González
Anaïs Taracena
Cinematography:Carla Molina
Editing:Pedro G. García
Studio:Asombro Producciones
Colet & Co.
Ek Balam Producciones
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:Guatemala
Language:Spanish

The Silence of the Mole (Spanish: El silencio del topo) is a 2021 Guatemalan documentary film directed by Anaïs Taracena. It tells the story of the journalist Elías Barahona, better known as The Mole, who between 1976 and 1980 was infiltrated as press secretary of the Guatemalan Ministry of the Interior.[1] It was selected as the Guatemalan entry in the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[2]

Synopsis

Throughout the 1970s, journalist Elías Barahona, alias El Topo (The Mole), infiltrated the heart of one of Guatemala's most repressive governments. By revealing the story of this reserved and unique individual, The Silence of the Mole captures the moments when revelations from the past open cracks in the walls of silence of a story that remains hidden.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the end of April 2021 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2021 in Toronto, Canada.[4] [5] The film was released commercially on June 2, 2022, in Guatemalan theaters.[6] It had a limited release on February 10, 2023, in Mexican theaters.[7]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2021Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalBest DocumentaryThe Silence of the Mole[8]
Sheffield International Documentary FestivalTim Hetherington AwardAnaïs Taracena[9] [10]
Youth Jury Award
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film FestivalTruth AwardThe Silence of the Mole[11]
Special Mention - Truth Award
International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico CityBest Documentary[12]
2022New Creators Film AwardsBest International Documentary[13]
LASA Film FestivalLASA Award of Merit in Film[14]
Cine Las Americas International Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature[15]
Acampadoc 2022Best International Documentary[16]
Latin American Eye Sucre International Human Rights FestivalPukanawi Award
Majordocs FestivalAudience Awards[17]
Jeonju International Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize[18]
Málaga Spanish Film FestivalBest Documentary[19] [20]
Macondo AwardsBest Ibero-American Feature Film[21]
AtlantidocBest First Feature[22]
Ibero-Latin American Film Festival of YaleBest Documentary
Rosario Latin American Film FestivalHuman Rights Award[23]
Trieste Ibero-Latin American Film FestivalSpecial Mention[24]
La Plata Latin American Film FestivalSpecial Mention[25]
LatinUy Film FestivalBest Documentary[26]
Icarus FestivalBest Central American Documentary Feature Film[27]
International Festival of the New Latin American Cinema of HavanaSpecial Choral Award of the Documentary Feature Jury[28]
Geneva Film Festival and Human Rights ForumGilda Vieira de Mello[29]
Izmir International Documentary FestivalBest Documentary Film[30]
2023Platino AwardsBest Documentary[31] [32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El silencio del Topo . 2023-03-18.
  2. Web site: Guatemela . elPeriodico de . 2022-09-13 . "El silencio del topo" va por el Óscar . 2023-03-18 . elPeriodico . es . 2022-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914080330/https://elperiodico.com.gt/cultura/cine-tv/2022/09/13/el-silencio-del-topo-va-por-el-oscar/ . dead .
  3. Web site: 2023-03-18 . El silencio del topo (película 2021) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Anaïs Taracena . 2023-03-18 . La Vanguardia . es.
  4. Web site: "El silencio del Topo", una luz para la memoria fragmentada de Guatemala . 2023-03-18 . SWI swissinfo.ch . es.
  5. Web site: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2021 . 2023-03-18 . MUBI . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-06-02 . Estreno en Guatemala, este fin de semana, de "El silencio del Topo" . 2023-03-18 . Agenda Cultural Guatemala . es.
  7. Web site: Flores . Daniel . 2023-02-02 . El silencio del Topo, de la directora Anais Taracena llega a cines el 10 de febrero - CIONoticias . 2023-03-18 . es.
  8. Web site: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2021) . 2023-03-18 . IMDb.
  9. Web site: Tim Hetherington Trust Tim Hetherington Award at Sheffield Documentary Festival 2021 13 June 2021Sheffield . 2023-03-18 . Tim Hetherington Trust . en.
  10. Web site: Ramachandran . Naman . 2021-06-14 . ‘This Land is Our Land,’ ‘Ali and His Miracle Sheep’ Win Sheffield Doc/Fest Awards . 2023-03-18 . Variety . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2021-08-15 . Dokufest 2021: The complete winners . 2023-03-18 . MODERN TIMES REVIEW . en-GB.
  12. Web site: ESTRENO: EL SILENCIO DEL TOPO Kinoki . 2023-03-18 . es-MX.
  13. Web site: 2022-02-27 . New Creators Film Awards – February Edition Winners - INDIEWRAP . 2023-03-18 . en.
  14. Web site: Congratulations to the LASA2022 Film Festival winners . 2023-03-18 . Latin American Studies Association . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-06-24 . Austin's Cine Las Americas International Film Festival 2022 announces filmmaker awards after successful return to theaters . 2023-03-18 . Films Gone Wild . en-US.
  16. Web site: Anaís Taracena: “Para nosotros es un logro que nos hayan seleccionado” por la película guatemalteca “El silencio del topo”, la propuesta para el Óscar 2023 . 2023-03-18 . es-GT.
  17. Web site: 2022-10-27 . Festival Report: Majordocs 2022 . 2023-03-18 . MODERN TIMES REVIEW . en-GB.
  18. Web site: Festival . Asian Film . 2022-05-06 . 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival – Awards 2022 . 2023-03-18 . Asian Film Festivals . en.
  19. Web site: "El silencio del topo": documental guatemalteco gana el premio a Mejor Documental en el Festival de Málaga . 2023-03-18 . es-GT.
  20. Web site: Ñ . createRedacción Cine con . 2022-03-26 . Palmarés del Festival de Málaga 2022: CINCO LOBITOS, gran ganadora . 2023-03-18 . es.
  21. Web site: 2022-11-08 . El Silencio del Topo es el mejor largometraje iberoamericano en Premios Macondo . 2023-03-18 . Prensa Comunitaria . es.
  22. Web site: diaria . la . 2022-10-24 . Delia, de Victoria Pena, ganó el premio Mejor Largometraje Uruguayo en Atlantidoc . 2023-03-18 . la diaria . es-UY.
  23. Web site: Todos los ganadores del 28° Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Rosario . 2023-03-18 . EscribiendoCine . es.
  24. Web site: Redacción . 2022-11-19 . Néstor Mazzini ganó el premio a la Mejor Dirección por "Cuando oscurece" en el Festival de Trieste . 2023-03-18 . GPS Audiovisual . es.
  25. Web site: Noticias: Todos los premios del 17° Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata (FESAALP) - Otros Cines . 2023-03-18 . www.otroscines.com.
  26. Web site: Todos los ganadores del 15º Festival LATINUY Punta del Este . 2023-03-18 . EscribiendoCine . es.
  27. Web site: Innovate . Grupo . Festival Icaro . 2023-03-18 . festivalicaro.com . es.
  28. Web site: 2022-12-10 . Eami con mayor premio de documental en fiesta del cine de La Habana - Prensa Latina . 2023-03-18 . es.
  29. Web site: El documental guatemalteco "El silencio del topo" es premiado en Ginebra . 2023-03-18 . es-GT.
  30. Web site: results IZDOC Izmir International Documentary Festival . 2023-03-18 . IZDOC . tr.
  31. Web site: Premios PLATINO. Nominadas . 2023-03-18 . www.premiosplatino.com.
  32. Web site: Hopewell . Pablo Sandoval,John . Sandoval . Pablo . Hopewell . John . 2023-04-22 . Platino Awards Crown ‘Argentina, 1985,’ ‘News of a Kidnapping’ – and Amazon Studios, Prime Video . 2023-07-27 . Variety . en-US.

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