Silence is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō, marking the third filmed adaptation of the novel. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson. The plot follows two 17th-century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Edo period Japan via Macau to locate their missing mentor and spread Catholic Christianity. The story is set in a time when it was common for the faith's Japanese adherents to hide from the persecution that resulted from the suppression of Christianity in Japan after the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) against the Tokugawa shogunate. These are now called the Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians".
Silence (2016)
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Genres - Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Historical Film |
Release Date - Dec 23, 2016 |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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17th Century, Apostasy, Betrayal, Christianity, Crisis Of Faith, Film Based On A Novel, Japan, Jesuit Priest, Literary, Martyrdom, Missionary, Portuguese, Religious Icon, Religious Persecution, Shogunate, Spiritual/Religious, Torture, True Stories
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Based On: Silence
Filming Location: Taiwan
Narrative Location: Japan, Portugal
Subject: Portuguese presence in Asia
Time Period: 1640s, Edo period
Filming Location: Taiwan
Narrative Location: Japan, Portugal
Subject: Portuguese presence in Asia
Time Period: 1640s, Edo period
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