As Silence Passes By (Spanish: Por donde pasa el silencio) is a 2024 Spanish drama film written and directed by Sandra Romero (in her directorial debut feature).
Antonio, who earns a living as a waiter, returns from Madrid to his hometown of Écija during the Holy Week [es] to look for his twin brother Javier, who needs his help.
[1][2] As Silence Passes By is a Mammut, Playa Chica, Icónica, Auna Producciones and Pasa el silencio AIE production with the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and Filmin.
[8] Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa deemed the film to be "a harsh, gritty portrait of family relations in which people sometimes don't love each other in a healthy way, a lack of communication reigns and people are overly demanding".
[3] Javier Ocaña of El País described Romero's "notable" debut film as "a work full of harshness and anger, but also of love and warmth, about a family like any other.