Silence

Silence

Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.

Rating

5.0 (1)

Release Date

12/23/2016

Runtime

161 mins

Overview

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$46,000,000

Revenue

$23,834,809

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A slow, anguished meditation on religious conviction tested by brutality and despair. This is a film that sits with its characters in their darkest moments, demanding patience but offering profound spiritual reckoning.

Mood

ContemplativeDread-soakedMournfulTense

Themes

FaithBetrayalMortalityIdentityIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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