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Silenced
2011
· Movie
· 125 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #343
- IMDb #391
- Letterboxd #262
- Criticker #317
- Kinopoisk #247
- AlloCiné #301
+1 more
- Trakt #25
Every rating
68–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the most agreed on films →A new teacher at a school for the hearing-impaired discovers that the students are being systematically abused by the faculty. He faces an uphill battle against a corrupt system that is determined to cover up the crimes. He fights to bring the atrocities to light and give a voice to the vulnerable victims.
Details
- Director
- Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Writer
- Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Studio
- Sangeori Pictures, Fantagio, CJ Entertainment
- Released
- 22 September 2011
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Budget
- $2.2M
- Box office
- $31.5M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (24) →
Awards & nominations
See all 14 →5 wins from 14 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 48th Baeksang Arts Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Gong Yoo | Nominee |
| 49th Grand Bell Awards 2012 | Best Film | Silenced | Nominee |
| 49th Grand Bell Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hyun-soo | Nominee |
| KOFRA Film Awards 2012 | Best Film | Silenced | Winner |
| Udine Far East Film Festival 2012 | Audience Award | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Winner |
| Udine Far East Film Festival 2012 | Black Dragon Audience Award | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Winner |
| 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 | Best Music | Mowg | Winner |
| 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 | Best Film | Silenced | Nominee |
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32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Music | Mowg | Winner |
| Popular Star Award | Gong Yoo | Winner |
| Best Actor | Gong Yoo | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jung Yu-mi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Nominee |
| Best Film | Silenced | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jang Gwang | Nominee |
Udine Far East Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Winner |
| Black Dragon Audience Award | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Winner |
KOFRA Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Silenced | Winner |
49th Grand Bell Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film | Silenced | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Hyun-soo | Nominee |
48th Baeksang Arts Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gong Yoo | Nominee |