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Keep Her Quiet

A tense, somber geopolitical thriller that follows two women's desperate struggle against a brutal system, leaving a heavy emotional weight.

Directed by
Franz Böhm
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jonathan Pryce, Amir El-Masry
Overview
Gülmira, a Uyghur journalist in Washington DC, risks everything to bring the disappearance of her people in northwest China to light. Maryam escapes from a brutal detention camp. Only by making enormous personal sacrifices can the two women succeed in gaining the attention of the world public.

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Directed by
Franz Böhm
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jonathan Pryce, Amir El-Masry
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • survival
  • isolation
  • power
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Franz Böhm
Written by
Franz Böhm, Suli Kurban, Samuel Gheist
Starring
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jonathan Pryce, Amir El-Masry, Bahargul Basco, Hiftu Quasem, Eleanor Matsuura
Country
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden
Languages
English, Uighur

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