Sound and silence, as constituent elements of cinema, have been crossed by diferent technological changes throughout its history. Each modification has altered its ways of realization and listening to some extent, also transforming the very structures of the film industry. Currently, due to the transition from analogue to digital technology, features such as: the considerable increase in audio tracks for simultaneous capture and editing, greater ease in handling captures sound waves, the electroacoustic development of movie theaters and private productions systems, among others, they suggest the impression of a sensory increase in recent cinematographic productions, revealing a marked notoriety in noise and, mainly, in silence and its potential dramatic effect. The objective of this research is, therefore, to analyze the different properties that silence can present as a sound effect within contemporary Brazilian and Colombian cinema. The study of this acoustic phenomenon, as an element of cinematographic language, will be based on previous research on sound and silence in audiovisual and on productions executed mainly in the 21st century, seeking to reflect on silence in cinema within the digital age.