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Broken Silence

1995 · 106 min

A quiet, contemplative journey of a sheltered man confronting a vast, unfamiliar world, unfolding gently through memory and confession.

Directed by
Wolfgang Panzer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Martin Huber, Ameenah Kaplan, Michael Moriarty
Overview
A Carthusian monk, dedicated to silence and meditation for the last 25 years, must travel from France to Jakarta to get a signature that will renew the property lease for his monastery. Terrified of his experience on the airplane, he gets off at its first stop, New Delhi, plunging into the strange world outside his monastery walls.

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Directed by
Wolfgang Panzer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Martin Huber, Ameenah Kaplan, Michael Moriarty
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • identity
    • isolation
    • death
    • freedom
    Places
    • road trip
    • countryside
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Wolfgang Panzer
    Written by
    Wolfgang Panzer
    Starring
    Martin Huber, Ameenah Kaplan, Michael Moriarty
    Cinematography
    Edwin Horak, Wolfgang Panzer
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    German, English, French

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