Silence

Based On the book by Shūsaku Endō

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. It is the third of Scorsese's films about religious figures struggling with challenges of faith, following The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Kundun (1997).

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Release date:

November 29, 2016

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Cast:

Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds

Genre:

Historical, Drama

Country:

United States, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan

Language:

English

Year page:

2016 in adaptations