Fresh
Twisted, sad and undeniably disturbing, "The Silence" is a study in the sick ways of men.
Tom Long, Detroit News
The Silence
2010 · 1h 58m · NOT RATED
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Baran bo Odar
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Baran bo Odar Director
- Ulrich Thomsen as Peer Sommer
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Timo Friedrich
- Katrin Sass as Elena Lange
- Sebastian Blomberg as David Jahn
- Burghart Klaußner as Krischan Mittich
- Oliver Stokowski as Matthias Grimmer
- Karoline Eichhorn as Ruth Weghamm
- Jule Böwe as Jana Gläser
- Roeland Wiesnekker as Karl Weghamm
- Claudia Michelsen as Julia Friedrich
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is film noir at its noirest.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
A story of obsession, of the permanence of loss, of how deeds of the past haunt us, closing over our heads like water. It leaves you shivering, yet thrilled; waiting anxiously for this talented new filmmaker's next work.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
"The Silence" is framed as a multi-character police procedural, but like "Mystic River" and "Zodiac," its inquiries probe deeper and darker.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Its measured pacing whispers art while its lurid subject matter screams commerce.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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