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title: 'The Silence of the Mole (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anaïs Taracena'
released: '2022-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Guatemala'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-silence-of-the-mole-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14560726/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Silence of the Mole (2022)

2022 · 92 min · Documentary · Guatemala

Original title: El silencio del topo

## Synopsis

The Silence of the Mole is a 2021 Guatemalan documentary film directed by Anaïs Taracena. It tells the story of the journalist Elías Barahona, better known as The Mole, who between 1976 and 1980 was infiltrated as press secretary of the Guatemalan Ministry of the Interior. It was selected as the Guatemalan entry in the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anaïs Taracena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anais-taracena)
- **Screenplay:** [Anaïs Taracena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anais-taracena)
- **Producer:** [Anaïs Taracena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anais-taracena)

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