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The Silence (1998)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 75 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Set in impoverished Central Asia, a young blind boy with an acute sense of hearing gets a job tuning musical instruments to help his mother pay the rent. But when he wanders after a street musician... Set in impoverished Central Asia, a young blind boy with an acute sense of hearing gets a job tuning musical instruments to help his mother pay the rent. But when he wanders after a street musician one day, it leads to greater trouble than he realizes. From Mohsen Makhmalbaf, acclaimed Iranian director, THE SILENCE is a fascinating look at how one young boy copes with his world. [More]
Starring: Tamineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva
Starring: Tamineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Screenwriter: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Reviews for The Silence
The boy's blindness often seems like either a novelty or a symbol; in either case, its falseness weakens the overall effect, even though the film easily has a dozen charming, memorable scenes.
a puzzle about what the entire experience was supposed to be all about.
turn off the cell phone, shut out the outside distractions, and follow Makhmalbaf's sumptuous visuals and sounds to get inside Khorshid's world.
Makhmalbaf shows that there must be a marriage between the East and West, if his country is to become more enlightened.
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