The Silence of Marcos Tremmer

The Silence of Marcos Tremmer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMiguel García de la Calera
Written byJavier Dampierre
Ricardo Urroz
Produced byMatias Cardone
Pedro José de la Fuente García
Hans García
Carlos Hansen
Federico Moreira
Adolfo López Sojo
StarringBenjamín Vicuña
Adriana Ugarte
CinematographyAnalia Pollio
Edited byDamian Tetelbaum
Music byMiguel Miranda
José Miguel Tobar
Production
companies
Helix
La Higuera Films
Gonitel
Inversiones Cinematográficas
Ibermedia
Urugay Audiovisual
Release dates
  • November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29) (Mar del Plata)
  • January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02) (Uruguay)
  • January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16) (Chile)
  • July 31, 2025 (2025-07-31) (Dominican Republic)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesSpain
Dominican Republic
Uruguay
Chile
LanguageSpanish

The Silence of Marcos Tremmer (Spanish: El silencio de Marcos Tremmer) is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by Miguel García de la Calera and written by Javier Dampierre and Ricardo Urroz.[1] It stars Benjamín Vicuña and Adriana Ugarte[2] as a couple whose relationship will be affected when Marcos Tremmer is diagnosed with a fatal illness.[3]

A co-production between Spain, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Chile,[4] the film premiered on November 29, 2024, at the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[5]

Sinopsis

Marcos Tremmer is a Uruguayan publicist living in Madrid, Spain, with his wife, Lucía, whom he loves dearly. However, Marcos is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and will soon die. As a result, he distances himself from Lucía so she can rebuild her life without him.[6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[7][8]

Production

Principal photography was divided into three parts. The first phase lasted three weeks between mid-March and early April 2023 in Montevideo and Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay.[9] The second phase lasted throughout July of the same year in Plaza Mayor and Gran Vía, Madrid, Spain.[10] Finally, the third phase took place between September and October of the same year in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[11][12]

Release

The Silence of Marcos Tremmer had its world premiere on November 29, 2024, at the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival,[13] then screened in December of the same year at the 45th Havana Film Festival,[14] on January 10, 2025, at the Wikén Film Festival,[15] on January 31, 2025, at the 17th Santo Domingo Global Film Festival,[16] and on February 18, 2025, at the 27th Punta del Este International Film Festival.[17]

The film was released commercially on January 2, 2025, in Uruguayan theaters,[18] on January 16, 2025, in Chilean theaters,[19] and on July 31, 2025, in Dominican theaters.[20] It was released in Latin America on February 26, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video,[21] and on May 8, 2025, in the rest of the world.[22]

Accolades

Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1 December 2024 Latin-American Competition - Best Film The Silence of Marcos Tremmer Nominated [23]

References

  1. ^ González, Matías. "Miguel García de la Calera retrata "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer" en la pantalla grande". EscribiendoCine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  2. ^ "Se estrena "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer" con Benjamín Vicuña y Adriana Ugarte". Culturizarte (in Spanish). 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  3. ^ El silencio de Marcos Tremmer (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30 – via Montevideo Cartelera.
  4. ^ "Ahora Disponible en Prime Video – «El Silencio de Marcos Tremmer» con Benjamín Vicuña". Entrama Cultural (in European Spanish). 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  5. ^ ""El silencio de Marcos Tremmer" con Benjamín Vicuña tendrá su estreno mundial en Mar de Plata". Televitos (in Spanish). 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  6. ^ "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer". Festival de Cine Wiken (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  7. ^ "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer, reparto de la película". La Higuera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  8. ^ "Vicuña catalogó como experiencia bisagra al haber formado parte de "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer"". Cinepunta. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  9. ^ "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer". Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  10. ^ "Se rueda "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer", coproducción entre España, República Dominicana y Uruguay". LatAm cinema. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  11. ^ "La coproducción 'El silencio de Marcos Tremmer' comienza la tercera fase de su rodaje en República Dominicana". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  12. ^ "Entrevista al director de "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer" Miguel García de la Calera: "El amor es el Leitmotiv de la película"". Culturizarte (in Spanish). 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  13. ^ Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata. "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer". Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  14. ^ "17 películas realizadas con los fondos de Ibermedia en el Festival de La Habana que termina este domingo 15". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  15. ^ "Junto a Benjamín Vicuña, Vitacura estrena "El silencio de Marcos Tremmer" en el Festival de Cine Wikén". Vitacura Cultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  16. ^ "´El Silencio de Marcos Tremmer´ abrirá el Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo". Infobae (in Spanish). 2025-01-07. Archived from the original on 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  17. ^ "Peliculas 2025 | Cinepunta". Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este. 2025-04-06. Archived from the original on 2025-04-06. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  18. ^ "Con @rodopose como Leonardo. EL SILENCIO DE MARCOS TREMMER, una película de Miguel García de la Calera". Instagram. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  19. ^ "El Silencio de Marcos Tremmer - Estreno 16 de enero". Te Invito al Cine (in Spanish). 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  20. ^ "EL SILENCIO DE MARCOS TREMMER". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  21. ^ ""El silencio de Marcos Tremmer" con Benjamín Vicuña tendrá su estreno mundial en Mar de Plata". Televitos (in Spanish). 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  22. ^ Sánchez, Pablo (2025-05-03). "'El silencio de Marcos Tremmer' en Prime el 8 de mayo". El Palomitrón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  23. ^ "Todos los ganadores y jurados presentes en la ceremonia de cierre del 39° Festival". Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-30.