As Silence Passes By

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.^[1] It was shot in Écija and Carmona.^[1]

The film world premiered in the 'New Directors' slate of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 25 September 2024.^[3][5] Distributed by BTeam Pictures,^[1] it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 November 2024.^[6][7]

Cédric Succivalli of International Cinephile Society rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, billing it as "a very simple film about enormously challenging ideas".^[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. From the countryside, of course".^[9]