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The Silence (2010)

March. 07,2013
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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.

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Listonixio
2013/03/07

Fresh and Exciting

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Dynamixor
2013/03/08

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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ThedevilChoose
2013/03/09

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Fleur
2013/03/10

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2013/03/11

"Das letzte Schweigen" or "Das Schweigen" or "The Silence" is a German crime thriller from six years ago. The writer and director is Baran bo Odar and this was his second movie, not counting an early short film he made. I saw in his profile that he was born in Switzerland, but I am not sure about the origin of his name. It sounds a bit Danish to me, so it's fitting that Ulrich Thomsen, one of Denmark's finest actors, plays a major character in here. The film is about two child murders, one that took place almost 25 years ago and one that takes place in the now. Is it the same killer? The fact that we find out very early about what exactly happened in the past implies that it's not, but no further spoilers.The cast includes a handful really famous names from Germany, such as Klaußner, Saß, Möhring, Blomberg, Michelsen... so it's not much of a surprise that the film got some recognition, in terms of popularity as well as awards, even if it did not get as popular as the filmmaker's most recent work "Who Am I". I personally enjoyed the watch overall. What I liked maybe most about it is that it did not take the easy route at all. Basically all the plot developments in here are not by the books at all and that includes the ending as well as the killer's motivation for his crime. Very well-done and well-written. Sadly, there are also areas when the movie is not particularly well-written. This is mostly about the characters' relationships, such as the stereotypical death of one major character's wife or the relationship between Saß' and Klaußner's character, which was pretty ridiculous, even if it had a touch of "Goodbye Lenin" to it obviously.As a whole, I recommend the movie. For a German crime thriller, it is fairly good and way better than 90% of "Tatort" episodes. The good certainly outweighs the bad. A lot of it is due to the strong acting by basically everybody involved, even if Saß plays pretty much the same character as usual. It's especially worth seeing because it is a pretty daring film and you do not have to expect anything stereotypically bad to happen during these almost 2 hours. Thumbs up. Give it a go if you like the genre and get a chance to see it. Nicely atmospheric little movie.

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SnoopyStyle
2013/03/12

In 1986, an 11 year old girl Pia is raped and murdered in a wheat field near a small German town by one man while another watched. Her bicycle was left in the field and the killer was never found. The man who watched takes off after the murder. Twenty three years later, 13 year old Sinikka Weghamm goes missing after the local fair. Her bicycle is found at the site of Pia murder.This is another dark psychological crime thriller. It is a good representation of the ugliness amidst the normal everyday society. The dark subject matter is normal for these types of movies nowadays. It would be shocking 20 years ago. Today, it's on network TV. The actors do a fine depicting these characters under stress. It remains intriguing until the end.

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sergepesic
2013/03/13

Orderly, tidy, more than slightly boring German suburbia. Decent, law abiding, disciplined people, or so it seems at first sight. "Silence", brilliant German movie about crime without punishment. Or at least without legal consequences for a horrendous deed. And such a perfectly fitting title for this film. There is a lot of silence among these people. Some of it comes from loneliness, some from lack of communication, some from shameful secrets. But above all hangs the silent scream of despair. Such heartbreaking bottomless despair. The one that stretches with endless time of grief, regret or just empty nothing. All, the guilty and the innocent suffocating without the end in sight. Amazing film.

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specialuse117
2013/03/14

The realism draws you in and the pacing keeps you hooked. It was more immersive for me because I did not know any of the actors in the film.This was not a documentary style crime story or a pure police procedural. There was enough of that to satisfy but it was not the focus.Almost every scene is about loss or loneliness, but it is really not about depression but more regrets in life. With each character is it different but it all flows together. SPOILER: Even the "solving" of the crime was a loss because justice as not fully done.There were no stereotypical characters except the bald headed police chief who was always wrong. Having the characters act like real people made it difficult to predict exactly the plot.See this film. It is now on netflix.

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