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An entire city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, the owner of the city’s only television channel, is carrying out a sinister, secret plan to subject all of the city’s inhabitants to his will forever more.
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In the middle of a long, harsh winter, a whole city has been left without a voice. Mr. TV, a wicked, ruthless man, is the sole owner of the images that illustrate and breathe life into the city, as well as of an extensive chain of products that bear his personal seal. He is implementing a sinister, secret plan to subjugate all of the souls who live there forever more.
In order to build his monopoly, he has financed the creation of a dangerous machine that broadcasts on all TV screens hypnotic images designed to stimulate compulsive consumption of his products. This strange machine can only work with the singing of a certain voice, so Mr. TV orders the kidnapping of The Voice, a beautiful, beguiling woman, the only person to have mysteriously retained the gift of speech.
An employee of the channel, The Inventor, witnesses the kidnapping and discovers that Mr. TV’s secret plan can only be thwarted if the kidnapped woman’s son inherits the gift of speech. That is when he decides to flee with his family and the boy, the son of The Voice, to an old aerial up in the mountains in an attempt to forestall the impending tragedy.
With time running out, The Inventor manages to repair the old aerial. But moments before the macabre broadcast is to take place, they are discovered by Mr. TV’s henchmen. A fierce struggle ensues that will lead to the revelation of a great mystery.
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The best surprise to come out of Spanish language cinema since Pan's Labyrinth
" —Empire Magazine
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This wonderfully original little film is filled with tacit menace and ominous symbolism; it's a work of curious and unsettling beauty.
" —Wendy Ide
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Visually beautiful, mentally stimulating, and thoroughly haunting
" —Eye for Film
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The movie is a tour de force.
" —The Observer
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An extraordinarily vivid blend of fairy tale and political allegory.
" —The Telegraph
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Awards
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Silver Condor, Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, 2008
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Clarin Award, Clarin Entertainment Awards, 2007



— The GWF Team