Silence

17th century, Japan. Two Portuguese Jesuit priests, Rodriguez and Francisco Garrpe, have arrived in the country and are traveling through it. They pursue two goals: to find their mentor Ferreira and to convey the words of the Holy Gospel to the Japanese. Back in Europe, men understood that it would be very difficult, that they would suffer and become victims of violence. Their heart told them to go to a distant country - and they did it. But will two Christians manage to instill religion in Asians, find their mentor and, most importantly, survive... Read more The film is already the second screen adaptation of Shusaku Endo's novel of the same name, the first of which was "Silence" in 1971 by Masahiro Synoda. The author of the source himself was inspired by Federico Fellini's film "The Road". The director of the film was the winner of the 2007 "Oscar" for "Best Film" "The Renegades". In addition, he has been nominated for this award 11 times: in 1981 ("Raging Bull", "Best Director"), 1989 ("The Last Temptation of Christ", "Best Director"), 1991 ("Glorious Boys", "Best Director" and "Best Adapted Screenplay"), 1994 ("The Age of Innocence", "Best Adapted Screenplay"), 2003 ("Gangs" New York", "Best Director"), 2005 ("The Aviator", "Best Director"), 2012 ("The Timekeeper", "Best Film" and "Best Director"), 2014 ("The Wolf of Wall Street", "Best Film" and "Best Director"). The main roles in the film were performed by: Padre Rodriguez - Andrew Garfield ("The Social Network" (2010), "The New Spider-Man" (2012 and 2014), "Conscience" (2016)); Francisco Garrpe - Adam Driver ("Sweet Frances" (2012), "Hungry Hearts" (2014), "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015)); Padre Ferreira - Liam Neeson ("Schindler's List" (1993), "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Batman: The Beginning" (2005)). The first screening of the film took place on November 29, 2016 in the Vatican. Film critics of the site https://www.rottentomatoes.com left 89% positive reviews (71 reviews out of 80).