The Silence of the Church

Apr 10, 2013

1h 40m

★ 7.1

Overview

At the age of 12, Gabriel was sexually abused by Father Vincey, his headmaster. Fifteen years later, he is still traumatized. Constantly racked by this wrong that he has kept secret, Gabriel buys a gun and moves in near the boarding school where the priest is still headmaster...

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

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AT-Production

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Cast

Père Vincey

Robin Renucci

Gabriel Goffin

Robinson Stévenin

Sophie Goffin

Astrid Whettnall

Melle Simart

Sandrine Blancke

Père Daubresse

Bernard Eylenbosch

Gabriel Goffin (enfant)

Florian Vigilante

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