Voice of Silence

"Never meant to be kidnappers."

2020 1h 39m KO

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 98

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Two guys who are working for cartels as cleaners get a request to monitor an 11-year-old kidnapped girl, but the situation gets worse when their supervisor gets killed.

“Never meant to be kidnappers.”

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Cast

Yoo Ah-in
Tae-in
Yoo Jae-myung
Chang-bok
Moon Seung-ah
Cho-hee
Lee Ga-eun
Moon-joo
Jo Ha-seok
Jung-han
Kim Ja-young
Myung-hee
Kim Han-na
Han-sol
Seo Dong-soo
Young-mook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hong Eui-jeong
Writers: Hong Eui-jeong
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hong Eui-jeong, shot by Park Jung-hun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jang Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Han Mi-yeon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Yoo Ah-in and Yoo Jae-myung and Moon Seung-ah carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Never meant to be kidnappers.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10431572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hong Eui-jeong directs. Park Jung-hun behind the camera. Jang Yong-jin scores. Han Mi-yeon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Hong Eui-jeong, shot by Park Jung-hun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jang Yong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Han Mi-yeon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yoo Ah-in and Yoo Jae-myung and Moon Seung-ah carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Never meant to be kidnappers.".
7IMDB entry: tt10431572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Park Jung-hun
Original score: Jang Yong-jin
Editing: Han Mi-yeon
Production design: Jeong Min-kyung
Costume design: Yang Hyeon-seo
Makeup / hair: Im Gyeong-ran
VFX supervisor: Kim Dong-myeong
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: KO
Certification (US): IIB
IMDB: Voice of Silence (2020)

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badelf2021-12-30
★ 9/10
Funny how they call this "Drama, Crime". This is black comedy at its best. This is a very complex, creative script - brilliantly acted by Yoo Ah-In. My only complaint is that I wanted to keep watching at the end. Even understanding how tight the directing is, I wished this film were longer.

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