Silence (2011)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Shusaku Endo (novel)
Jay Cocks (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

Sometime silence is the deadliest sound

Plot:

In the 17th century two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity.

Plot Keywords:

Jesuit Priest | Shogunate | 17th Century | Martyrdom | Religious Icon

Status:

Pre-production | See complete list of 12,000 in-production titles »

Status Updated:

1 September 2009

More Info:

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Cast

Benicio Del Toro	...	Fr. Sebastião Rodrigues
Gael García Bernal	...	Fr. Francisco Garrpe

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Fujicolor) | Color

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Cappa Defina Productions

Trivia:

The story is based on actual historical facts, but while keeping the character name of the hero's mentor Father Ferreira who was an actual historical figure, author Shusaku Endo changed the nationality of hero who historically was an Italian called Giuseppe Cara to Portuguese, thus making him the same nationality as Ferreira, and gave him the fictional name of Sebastian Rodrigo (in the English translation, translated as Rodrigues).

Movie Connections:

Version of Chinmoku (1971)