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Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case (2024)

Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case (2024)

PG-13

A heartbreaking case that’s unfortunately all too common in society and in streaming

6.8

Movie

Argentina
Spanish
Documentary
2024
LORENA MUÑOZ
96 min

TLDR

It’s indistinguishable from the hundreds of other Netflix documentaries, but that doesn’t make the case any less frustrating and heartbreaking.

What it's about

Tackles the case of Maria Soledad, a 17-year-old who went missing in Argentina in the ‘90s.

The take

It’s heartbreaking that the case of Maria Soledad is as gruesome as it is common. We’ve all heard of or know about a woman who was raped, strangled, and beaten to death for no other reason than her gender. But even though Netflix’s Breaking the Silence tells Soledad’s story well enough, with detailed research and in-depth interviews, it’s ultimately hard to tell it apart from the hundreds of other true crime documentaries the streamer has produced. A cynic would say that Netflix’s interests lie not in advocacy or justice, but in riding the true crime fad. But a more hopeful viewer will want to believe in the film’s truth and stance against femicide. If you’re the former, then Breaking the Silence won’t do much for you. But if you are latter, and I kind of hope you are, then this documentary will be heartbreaking, frustrating, and more importantly, inspiring.

What stands out

The detail of memory and depth of feeling Soledad’s friends share, even decades after the incident, are nothing short of amazing.

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