Deaf · reception & legacy
2025 · Eva Libertad
How Deaf has been received, argued over, and remembered.
The arc
It premiered quietly in Berlinale's Panorama sidebar in February 2025 and left with the Audience Award, then snowballed through 2025 into a Spanish awards juggernaut — seven Goya nominations and three wins, including Best New Director for Eva Libertad.
What's debated
Among Spanish cinephiles it became the sentimental favourite in the 2025 'which film should represent Spain' conversation, with plenty arguing it was robbed of the Oscar slot.
Its footprint
Miriam Garlo's Goya acceptance speech, delivered partly in sign language — 'deaf people are not mute' — became the defining clip of the 40th Goya Awards and a rallying moment for deaf visibility in Spain.
Where it stands
A fast canon-climber: already the touchstone title for deaf representation in Spanish cinema and a word-of-mouth Letterboxd favourite from the 2025 festival circuit.