Silenced

"The hideous truth, concealed far too long."

2011 2h 5m KO

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 822

Drama

Synopsis

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Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.

“The hideous truth, concealed far too long.”

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Cast

Gong Yoo
Kang In-ho
Jung Yu-mi
Seo Yoo-jin
Kim Hyeon-soo
Kim Yeon-doo
Jung In-seo
Jin Yoo-ri
Baek Su-ho
Jeon Min-soo
Jang Kwang
Principal / Principal's Brother
Kim Joo-ryoung
Yoon Ja-ae
Kim Min-sang
Park Bo-hyeon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Writers: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Lim Sun-ae
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $32M — a 14.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, shot by Kim Ji-yong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi and Kim Hyeon-soo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "The hideous truth, concealed far too long.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hwang Dong-hyuk directs. Kim Ji-yong behind the camera. Mowg scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $32M — a 14.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 15 years ago.
4Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, shot by Kim Ji-yong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi and Kim Hyeon-soo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The hideous truth, concealed far too long.".
9IMDB entry: tt2070649 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "child abuse", "rape", "based on novel or book", "deaf".