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Silence

  • 20162016
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  • 2h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
112K
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Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
112K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,856
181
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    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Jay Cocks(screenplay by)
      • Martin Scorsese(screenplay by)
      • Shûsaku Endô(based on the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Garfield
      • Adam Driver
      • Liam Neeson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Jay Cocks(screenplay by)
      • Martin Scorsese(screenplay by)
      • Shûsaku Endô(based on the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Garfield
      • Adam Driver
      • Liam Neeson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 512User reviews
    • 434Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 58 nominations total

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    Featurette 1:19
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    Director Martin Scorsese on the Visual Inspirations for 'Silence'
    Interview 2:05
    Director Martin Scorsese on the Visual Inspirations for 'Silence'
    Director Martin Scorsese on the Themes of 'Silence'
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    Director Martin Scorsese on the Themes of 'Silence'

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    Silence (2016)

    Top cast

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    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
    Issei Ogata
    Issei Ogata
    • Old Samurai
    • (as Issey Ogata)
    • …
    Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • Mokichi
    • (as Shinya Tsukamoto)
    Yoshi Oida
    Yoshi Oida
    • Ichizo
    Yôsuke Kubozuka
    Yôsuke Kubozuka
    • Kichijiro
    • (as Yosuke Kubozuka)
    Kaoru Endô
    • Unzen Samurai (Uneme)
    • (as Kaoru Endo)
    Diego Calderón
    Diego Calderón
    • Prisoner Augustinian Friar #2
    • (as Diego Calderon)
    Rafael Kading
    • Prisoner Augustinian Friar #1
    Matthew Blake
    • Prisoner Franciscan Friar
    Benoit Masse
    • Prisoner Augustinian Friar #3
    Tetsuya Igawa
    • Prisoner Japanese Jesuit
    Liang Shi
    Liang Shi
    • Chinese Businessman (Mr. Chun)
    Panta
    • Tomogi Villager #1 (Yohei)
    • (as PANTA)
    Takuya Matsunaga
    • Tomogi Villager #2 (Toukichi)
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Jay Cocks(screenplay by)
      • Martin Scorsese(screenplay by)
      • Shûsaku Endô(based on the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Adam Driver lost 50 pounds for the role; 30 before filming, and 20 during filming.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Rodrigues and his Translator meet Garupe on the beach, Just after Garupe jumps into the ocean and starts to swim, The Translator is saying dialogue but his lips are not moving for most of the spoken line, and what is spoken does not match his lip movements.
    • Quotes

      Rodrigues: I pray but I am lost. Am I just praying to silence?

    • Crazy credits
      For the Japanese Christians and their pastors Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
    • Connections
      Featured in Roeper's Reviews: Richard Roeper's Top 16 Films for 2016 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Francesco's Cosmic Beam Experience (live, Marina Del Rey)
      Composed and performed by Francesco Lupica

    User reviews512

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    Review
    Top review
    Brutal and Honest Look at Questioning Faith
    Silence (2016)

    *** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Priests Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Garupe (Adam Driver) travel to the dangerous Japan where they are looking for their mentor Father Ferreira (Liam Neeson) who is said to have turned his back on God. Ferreira was there to teach the Japanese people Christianity but soon members of Japan began killing the missionaries as well as their own people. Before long Rodrigues is questioning his faith and what power it might really have.

    Martin Scorsese had been trying to get Shusaku Endo's novel made for well over twenty-years when he finally got the greenlight. Some reports stated that the directed refused to make another picture until his dream project came to be and in 2016 it was finally released. It was released to mostly positive reviews but it quickly became clear that it was a box office dud and it even managed to get shut out at Oscar time, which is something very few Scorsese movies could actually say. What's sad is that so many religious movies take the subject on without being overly serious or asking any questions and they become hits. This one here asks some really challenging questions and no one is there.

    I'm not going to call SILENCE a masterpiece because I found there to be some flaws in the picture but there's no question that the direction, acting and all technical aspects are terrific. I will talk about the major flaw I had with the picture and it's during the first ninety-minutes. I honestly thought twenty of these minutes could have been edited out because I thought it took the film way too long to move forward and get to the real meat of the story, which is the Priest and Father Ferreira having a battle of wills. The film is about one questioning their own faith in brutal conditions and the final hour is where the film really sours and I can't help but think it would have been better had we gotten here a tad bit further.

    With that said, there's still an extremely deep look at faith going on here and I really loved the fact that it didn't treat the subject lightly or take on that mentality that you can't question your faith. The screenplay by Scorsese an Jay Cocks really digs into both of the Priests and their view on the horrors that they are witnessing people going through in the name of Christ. I thought the film had some deeply touching moments where people must question their faith, stay true to what they believe in even when they know their lives will be taken. There are some really powerful moments scattered throughout the film and the fact that Scorsese decided not to use a music score adds to the power.

    Then there are the performances, which are wonderful. Both Driver and Neeson are extremely good but so are the various supporting players. Yosuke Kubozuka and Shin'ya Tsukamoto are excellent in each scene that they're in. Then you've got Garfield who really shocked me here. This is a rather quiet role where the actor has several scenes where he's just by himself, thinking to himself and to me this is where Garfield really shined. The quiet nature to the performance means that the actor had to use his emotions and eyes and I thought he did a remarkable job.

    SILENCE isn't a film that's going to appeal to a lot of people and I'm sure some will find the subject and its questioning faith to be something they won't want to sit through, which is a real shame. It's certainly a film that will take multiple viewings to do it justice but it's a unique film.
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    • Jan 24, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Taiwan
      • Japan
      • Mexico
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Silencio
    • Filming locations
      • Taiwan
    • Production companies
      • SharpSword Films
      • AI-Film
      • CatchPlay
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $46,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,100,177
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $130,880
      • Dec 25, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,834,809
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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