Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case – Review | Netflix

BREAKING THE SILENCE: THE MARIA SOLEDAD CASE on Netflix is a new true crime documentary about the first recognized femicide in Argentina. Read our full Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case documentary review here!

BREAKING THE SILENCE: THE MARIA SOLEDAD CASE is a new Netflix documentary from Argentina (org. title: María Soledad: El fin del silencio). It’s about a true crime case, and this particular case has been called the first recognized femicide in Argentina.

Overall, this 95-minute documentary features a solid production with a focus on the power of the people. And also, how injustice and abuse of power can bring people together in ways they wouldn’t have dared otherwise.

Continue reading our Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case review below. Find it on Netflix from October 10, 2024.

The first femicide in Argentina

This Argentinian Netflix documentary (org. title: María Soledad: El fin del silencio) focuses squarely on the victim. Or rather, the focus is on more than one victim. Primarily, the murder victim, but also the many victims of corrupt politicians and people in law enforcement.

Now, more than thirty years after the murder of María Soledad Morales, the friends of the young victim gather again. Firstly, to remember and honor their friend, who lost her life so brutally. Second, to retrace the steps of the murder that became a milestone.

María Soledad Morales was the first recognized case of femicide in Argentina. She was murdered in September 1990, but many years would pass before any convictions were made.

The passion of Sister Martha

In many ways, Maria Soledad Morales (often referred to as simple “Sole” by friends) was a victim who became a martyr. When her body was found, police did virtually nothing right in terms of investigating the murder.

The people of the city of Catamarca quickly realized why; The perpetrators knew the right people and so, the case was meant to be swept under the rug.

Well, that did not happen. The people of Catamarca, Argentina, were fed up with living in fear. Maria Soledad’s mother and the Nun, who was the principal of Maria’s High School, Martha Pelloni, fought back.

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Read a short piece on what Sister Martha achieved in Catamarca here >

The two, each in their own way, represented the struggle and grief of the people in Argentina.

Sister Martha in particular became a force to be reconned with. So much so that she was ultimately moved to another area. That’s the thing about being a Nun; The Church can move you to wherever they see fit.

In Catamarca, the people in power knew the right people in the Catholic Church. Still, Sister Martha Pelloni never gave up. Now, in her 80s, she continues to fight for the health and safety of young people as revealed in the text just before the end credits.

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The filmmaker of Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case (org. title: María Soledad: El fin del silencio) is Director Lorena Muñoz. Previously, Lorena Muñoz has directed both documentaries and even the 2016 biopic Gilda, no me arrepiento de este amor about a famous singer from Argentina.

What I enjoyed about this new Netflix documentary is the focus on the power of people. When people come together for good and justice, things can and do change. Also, we’re getting interviews with schoolmates of Maria Soledad, the prosecutor, reporters who covered all aspects of the case, and Sister Martha.

The latter should have a movie all to herself. I would love to hear the life story of Sister Martha Pelloni. Both prior to this true crime murder case and the decades since, when she has continued to fight for what is right and true.

Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case is on Netflix on October 10, 2024.