Silence

Dec 23, 2016

2h 41m

★ 7.1

Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Waypoint Entertainment

Cappa Defina Productions

CatchPlay

Fábrica de Cine

SharpSword Films

Sikelia Productions

EFO Films

Silence Trailers

Cast

Rodrigues

Andrew Garfield

Garupe

Adam Driver

Ferreira

Liam Neeson

Interpreter

Tadanobu Asano

Father Valignano

Ciarán Hinds

Old Samurai / Inoue

Issey Ogata

Mokichi

Shinya Tsukamoto

Ichizo

Yoshi Oida

Kichijiro

Yosuke Kubozuka

Unzen Samurai (Uneme)

Kaoru Endō

Prisoner Augustinian Friar #2

Diego Calderón

Prisoner Augustinian Friar #1

Rafael Kading

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