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.
Twisted, sad and undeniably disturbing, "The Silence" is a study in the sick ways of men.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
31 Oct 2013
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This is film noir at its noirest.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
29 Mar 2013
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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,
28 Mar 2013
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"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,
28 Mar 2013
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Its measured pacing whispers art while its lurid subject matter screams commerce.