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Silence

2016 • 2h 41m •
Drama History
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★ 7.1/10
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Silence

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.

"Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound."

Top Billed Cast

Andrew Garfield
Andrew Garfield
Rodrigues
Adam Driver
Adam Driver
Garupe
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Ferreira
Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano
Interpreter
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
Father Valignano
Issey Ogata
Issey Ogata
Old Samurai / Inoue
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Mokichi
Yoshi Oida
Yoshi Oida
Ichizo

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W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
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.

The Jesuits were a society of Catholic missionaries started in 1540 in response to the spreadi...