The Power of Silence

The Power of Silence

2017 · 97 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Music, TV Movie

Prades, France, 1940s. The exiled Catalan cellist Pau Casals decides not to perform any more in public until the fall of the dictatorship that oppresses Spain. Pierre, a young Frenchman studying with Casals, tries to convince him to celebrate an extraordinary concert as a tribute to freedom.

Directed by Manuel Huerga · Written by Jordi Vallejo

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