# The Silence (2010)

> An icy German crime thriller where a new girl's disappearance reopens an old murder and forces a silent witness toward the truth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/41633

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Baran bo Odar
- Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass, Sebastian Blomberg, Burghart Klaußner, Oliver Stokowski, Karoline Eichhorn, Jule Böwe
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361835/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, icy, foreboding, late night thriller viewing, rainy day

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of silence and complicity unfolds as the past resurfaces.

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