Frozen Silence
Spanish Cinema Now 2012
December 7 - 16, 2012
A group of Spaniards in the notorious “Blue Division”–both volunteers and conscripts sent by Franco to fight alongside the Germans on the Russian front–fear they have a serial killer in their midst.
During World War II, a unit of the Spanish “Blue Division”—soldiers sent by Franco to fight alongside the Germans in Russia—come upon the corpse of a Spaniard with a nursery rhyme carved in his chest. A second, similar corpse is found, and the commanders suspect they may be harboring a serial killer. A fascinating take on a little-known chapter of Spanish history, Frozen Silence creates a world in which appearances often lie and nothing is certain.
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