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Silentium

  • 20042004
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.4K
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Silentium (2004)
CrimeThriller
A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent ... Read allA man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
101,297
14,996
  • Director
    • Wolfgang Murnberger
  • Writers
    • Wolfgang Murnberger(screenplay)
    • Josef Hader(screenplay)
    • Wolf Haas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Josef Hader
    • Simon Schwarz
    • Joachim Król
Top credits
  • Director
    • Wolfgang Murnberger
  • Writers
    • Wolfgang Murnberger(screenplay)
    • Josef Hader(screenplay)
    • Wolf Haas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Josef Hader
    • Simon Schwarz
    • Joachim Król
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    • 7User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Joachim Król in Silentium (2004)
    Josef Hader, Maria Köstlinger, and Udo Samel in Silentium (2004)
    Josef Hader and Simon Schwarz in Silentium (2004)
    Josef Hader and Udo Samel in Silentium (2004)
    Josef Hader, Christoph Schlingensief, and Simon Schwarz in Silentium (2004)
    Josef Hader and Simon Schwarz in Silentium (2004)
    Josef Hader and Rosie Alvarez in Silentium (2004)

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    Josef Hader
    Josef Hader
    • Simon Brenner
    Simon Schwarz
    Simon Schwarz
    • Berti
    Joachim Król
    Joachim Król
    • Sportpräfekt Fitz
    Maria Köstlinger
    • Konstanze Dornhelm
    Udo Samel
    Udo Samel
    • Festspielpräsident
    Jürgen Tarrach
    Jürgen Tarrach
    • Opernsänger
    Rosie Alvarez
    Rosie Alvarez
    • Di Ding
    Georg Friedrich
    Georg Friedrich
    • Hausmeister Josef
    Anne Bennent
    Anne Bennent
    • Apothekerin
    Luka Omoto
    Luka Omoto
    • Jungfrau
    Johannes Silberschneider
    Johannes Silberschneider
    • Inspektor Stronegger
    Joachim Bißmeier
    Joachim Bißmeier
    • Regens
    Karl Fischer
    Karl Fischer
    • Killer Max
    Wolfgang S. Zechmayer
    Wolfgang S. Zechmayer
    • Killer Moritz
    Christoph Schlingensief
    Christoph Schlingensief
    • Opernregisseur
    Herbert Fux
    Herbert Fux
    • Taxifahrer
    Dirk Stermann
    • Zuhälter
    Werner Brix
    Werner Brix
    • Türsteher
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Murnberger
    • Writers
      • Wolfgang Murnberger(screenplay)
      • Josef Hader(screenplay)
      • Wolf Haas(screenplay) (based on the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sequel to Tule, suloinen kuolema (2000). Both movies are based on a series of crime novels by Wolf Haas starring the detective figure of Simon Brenner. They are quite popular in Austria (and, to some extent, in Germany).
    • Goofs
      While the story is set in the summer, in the last scene, when the car leaves Salzburg, some snow can be seen on the roofs of the houses surrounding the road.
    • Quotes

      Simon Brenner: Normally, a priest is just supposed to turn bread into flesh and wine into blood. But during the hygiene hour in the boarding school showers his priestly shorts turned into a sailboat.

    • Connections
      Followed by Der Knochenmann (2009)

    User reviews7

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    10/10
    after a suicide starts investigate in the catholic church and at the "Salzburger- Festspiele"
    i had seen all movies with Josef Hader and "silentium" is his best. I like the language of Vienna and the Austrian humor.

    absolutely excellent movie!

    Josef Hader is a great actor and he plays "Brenner" as an unrepeatable character. the movie plays with black humor with the catholic church, with some good blasphemy scenes, and on the other side with the conservatives of the Salzburger Festspiele. this is magnificent. this movie is art!! with great actors (e.g. Udo Samel, Jürgen Tarrach... etc.)

    highly recommendable!
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    5
    • mikaschmidt
    • Oct 6, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2004 (Austria)
    • Country of origin
      • Austria
    • Official site
      • official site (Austria)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Молчание
    • Filming locations
      • Salzburg, Austria
    • Production company
      • Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,043,067
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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