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The Sleeping Voice
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Title: The Sleeping Voice

Release Date: 21 Oct 2011

Runtime: 1h 59m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Audiovisual Aval SGR, Maestranza Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Match Factory, Warner Bros. Entertainment España, Canal+ España, TVE, ICO

Production Companies: Audiovisual Aval SGR, Maestranza Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Match Factory, Warner Bros. Entertainment España, Canal+ España, TVE, ICO

Overview: Finished the Spanish Civil War in April 1939, in November 1940, while Spain is being crushed by the ruthless boot of dictator Franco, Pepita travels from rural Córdoba to Madrid to be near her sister Hortensia, who is seven months pregnant and imprisoned, haunted by the shadow of a death sentence.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (99 votes)

Cast

  • Hortensia: Inma Cuesta
  • Pepita: María León
  • Paulino: Marc Clotet
  • Felipe: Daniel Holguín
  • Mercedes: Ana Wagener
  • Sor Serafines: Susi Sánchez
  • La Zapatones: Berta Ojea
  • Reme: Lola Casamayor
  • Elvira: Ángela Cremonte
  • Sole: Amparo Vega-León
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