After the unexpected death of her husband, Alba (Núria Prim), a young woman, tries to rebuild her life with her daughter. However, when they move at their new home, the child dies in the pool. In an attempt to save her daughter, Alba suffers an accident and is unconscious in the hospital for a while. When she awakes, she learns that she has gone deaf and, when she tries to return to her daily live, she discovers that is able to hear conversations from people who are dead.
Direction
Oriol Paulo's debut—before he became Spain's twist king.
Sound
Silence as horror: deafness weaponized for maximum dread.
Director
Oriol Paulo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Oriol Paulo's first feature—he'd later direct The Invisible Guest and The Body, becoming Spain's answer to Hitchcock.
The film uses actual deaf consultants, and protagonist Núria Prim learned sign language for the role—rare authenticity in 2006.
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