Synopsis
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
The Silence
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Ulrich Thomsen Wotan Wilke Möhring Katrin Sass Sebastian Blomberg Burghart Klaußner Oliver Stokowski Karoline Eichhorn Jule Böwe Roeland Wiesnekker Claudia Michelsen Lena Klenke Helene Luise Doppler Michael Dorn Hilmar Eichhorn Amon Robert Wendel Kara McSorley Eric Bouwer Johann Jürgens Hildegard Schroedter
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Alternative Titles
Das Schweigen, Silencio de hielo, Il était une fois un meurtre, Néma csönd, Cisza, O Silêncio, Büyük Sessizlik, Тишина, 最后的沉默, Тишината, 침묵, Останнє мовчання, Silenci de gel
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Theatrical
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Switzerland
19 Aug 2010
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Germany16
22 Oct 2010
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Brazil
21 Nov 2010
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Sweden
04 Apr 2011
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Poland
27 Apr 2011
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France
22 Jul 2011
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Canada
25 Aug 2011
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Czechia
06 Oct 2011
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Hungary
28 Oct 2011
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UK
04 Apr 2012
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Belgium
09 Aug 2012
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Portugal
10 Aug 2012
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Spain16
07 Mar 2013
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USA
Physical
20 Feb 2012
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UK15
Releases by Country
Belgium
04 Apr 2012
- Theatrical
Brazil
22 Oct 2010
- Theatrical
Canada
22 Jul 2011
- Theatrical
Czechia
25 Aug 2011
- Theatrical
France
27 Apr 2011
- Theatrical
Germany
19 Aug 2010
- Theatrical16
Hungary
06 Oct 2011
- Theatrical
Poland
04 Apr 2011
- Theatrical
Portugal
09 Aug 2012
- Theatrical
Spain
10 Aug 2012
- Theatrical16
Sweden
21 Nov 2010
- Theatrical
Switzerland
13 Aug 2010
- Theatrical
UK
28 Oct 2011
- Theatrical
20 Feb 2012
- Physical15 DVD
USA
07 Mar 2013
- Theatrical
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This German film is about a 13-year-old girl who vanishes on the 23rd anniversary of another girl was killed 23 years ago. The two incidents have the same location and appear to be done by the same person. The mystery of the girl is not what the movie is really about.....it is more about...it is more of a study of how one horrible act of violence influences and destroys so many other lives. There is not a whole lot of Disney songs in this one....as almost every single character is dealing with guilt, loss and silence. This one is very well done....but certainly not a crowd pleasing movie. Actually as a father of three daughters this one is pretty damn scary in a realistic way. The bad guy in this one seems like true evil versus the movie evil of Jason or Freddy. I recommend it but do not expect a good time.
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The World Is More Than Enough 2: Back To The 30 Countries (8/30 - Germany)
Considering my recent record with European thrillers about sexual violence and murder, I think I would have been happy if The Silence had just been quite good.
As it turned out, The Silence is a quite outstanding film that manages to be several things at once whilst excelling at all of them. In fact, the only thing is struggles with throughout is regards to Sebastian Blomberg's grieving detective who has only just returned to work after the death of his wife several months previously. That is nothing to do with Blomberg's performance here, which is very good, more the rather stereotypically 'tortured cop' treatment of…
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A pretty complex case about two murders committed 23 years apart.
The main focus of the film is the shared sadness and loneliness of all connected to the murders.
The killer was lonely, too, and needed someone else to also share in his loneliness.
For some reason, the Germans still like to bring out collective guilt and it shows in this movie.
The police are always in a hurry to wrap up a case, especially when they have a lead.
What was surprising in this movie was that you couldn't recognize the police from ordinary civilians, as they dressed the same and there was no official recognition.
They were chaotic at best and so was the end result.
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Sehr solider deutscher Thriller, der verdammt bedrückende Themen behandelt. Kein Crowdpleaser, der einfach nur versucht zu unterhalten und definitiv keine gute Zeit.
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It's pretty rare that a story's plot progresses due to the lack of dialogue, but it happens in this movie about every 15 to 20 minutes.
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"I hadn't seen him in ages."
"I had sent him a message."- Peer
Film ini mengulas studi karakter dari berbagai sudut pandang berdasarkan kejadian pembunuhan seorang anak, yaitu orang tua korban, polisi, dan pelaku. Semuanya dieksekusi dengan penulisan naskah dan struktur plot yang cukup solid. Jadi, ini bukan lah sebuah sajian crime-mystery yang cukup kuat untuk memicu rasa penasaran, melainkan menjadi lebih seperti studi karakter dari beberapa sudut pandang yang berkaitan dengan kejadian naas tersebut.
>Premis :
Pada musim panas 1986 di Jerman, dua orang pemuda (Timo dan Peer) yang memiliki fetish yang sama (pedofil) melakukan pelecehan kepada seorang anak perempuan yang pada akhirnya tewas dibunuh oleh Peer. 23 tahun kemudian, Timo yang sudah berkeluarga dan hidup tenang telah… -
23 años después del asesinato de una niña, parece haber ocurrido otro casi idéntico forzando así a los protagonistas a revivir su horror. El argumento es crudo, potente y atrayente, no hay dudas de ello.
Los personajes resultan verosímiles y los saltos en el tiempo entrelazan la trama de forma efectiva. Hay algunos planos muy bien conseguidos y otros que dejan bastante que desear pero aún así el film en conjunto resulta llamativo. Narrativamente es certero en evocar la ira, el remordimiento y la impotencia. El problema está en un par de momentos finales que resultan menos creíbles o excesivamente oportunos para concordar con la naturaleza de la trama.
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On July 8, 1986, two pedophiles in a bright red car stalk a teenage girl riding her bike down a country road. They follow her into a tall wheat field, where one of them attacks, violates, and ultimately kills the girl, while the other one watches nervously. It's hard to tell what this second man is thinking; it's obvious that he doesn't like what's happening, but is that because he's worried they'll get caught, or is there some sense of remorse at play? After disposing of the body, the second man leaves the first one behind, suggesting the latter.
Cut to two decades later, where the second man - "Timo" - has become an established member of the community and…
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Baran bo Odar's The Silence has a lot going on within its 118 runtime, so much so that most of the film's proceedings seem to be lightly touched upon, but never fully developed or completely realized. The director, perhaps, is hoping that the viewer will fill in most of the blanks when it comes to the topics of obsession, lost, guilt, grief, emotional breakdowns, ruined marriages, retirement, that-one-case-that-haunts-every-damn-cop-that-eventually-rears-it's-ugly-head-again-right-after-retirement, and so on, but honestly everything comes across as underdeveloped and lackluster.
Most of the scenes are fantastically composed though, especially bo Odar/Odar (I'm at a loss for what the last name is here) and cinematographer Nikolaus Summerer's use of stunning overhead filming. Unfortunately, to go along with that they also rely…
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The hunt for a paedophile killer brings back bitter memories from the past on both sides, but the script isn't sharp enough to keep my toes on the edge the whole ride.
It's directed in a nice, minimalistic way, in a tempo I always seem to appreciate and the DP has a keen eye for cinematography.
Cut this down about 20 mins, and make most of those minutes of outtakes the melodramatic ones, and you've probably got an excellent thriller.
Ulrich Thomsen is the standout performer in front of the camera, with added plaudits for Sebastian Blomberg.
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