Should you watch Silence?
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Silence
Film · 2016
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
The sides of Silence
- Two Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan
- A mentor said to have renounced his faith
- Christians hunted by the shogunate
Silence is good for you if…
- you like Japan in the 1600s, when Christianity was outlawed.
- you like Scorsese taking his time with silence and doubt.
- you like following one priest's faith as it's tested to breaking point.
Silence is bad for you if…
- you can't sit through more than two and a half hours in one evening.
- you can't watch torture and martyrdom on screen.
About: faith · doubt · persecution
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