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23/12/2016 Drama, History 2h 41m
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Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.

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.

  1. Martin Scorsese

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Andrew Garfield

    Rodrigues

  2. Adam Driver

    Garupe

  3. Liam Neeson

    Ferreira

  4. Tadanobu Asano

    Interpreter

  5. Ciarán Hinds

    Father Valignano

  6. Issey Ogata

    Old Samurai / Inoue

  7. Shinya Tsukamoto

    Mokichi

  8. Yoshi Oida

    Ichizo

  9. Yosuke Kubozuka

    Kichijiro

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-03-17
**_Great filmmaking, cast and locations, but strangely inert (overlong) story_**

Released in late 2016 and directed by Martin Scorsese based on the novel by Shûsaku Endô, "Silence" chronicles events in 1640 when two Jesuit priests (Andrew Garfield & Adam Driver) journey to Japan to check on the persecuted church and find out what happened to their mentor, whom it is rumored fell from the faith (Liam Neeson). Issei Ogata is on hand as the sadistic, but seemingly reasonable Japanese inquisitor.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$46,000,000.00

Revenue
$23,834,809.00

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