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The Great Silence (2023)

Original title: Den Store Stilhed

2023-01-12 · 1h 35m · DA
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Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.

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Marianne LentzWriterKatrine BrocksDirector, Writer

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Kristine Kujath ThorpKristine Kujath ThorpAlma / SiljeElliott Crosset HoveElliott Crosset HoveKaren-Lise MynsterKaren-Lise MynsterMother MiriamPetrine AggerPetrine AggerLena BondesonLena BondesonDiêm Camille G.Diêm Camille G.Rikke HagenbergRikke HagenbergJoen HøjerslevJoen HøjerslevDorte HøjstedDorte HøjstedBodil LassenBodil LassenLin LyLin LyThomas SøndergaardThomas Søndergaard

Keywords

AlcoholicWoman directorFamily secretsCatholicConvent (nunnery)Denmark

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityAlcoholic · Woman Director · Family SecretsDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily SecretsDirector preference1469947Actor preference414327 · 405889 · 430142

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What is The Great Silence about?

Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.

How long is The Great Silence?

The Great Silence has a runtime of 95 minutes.