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The Silent Forest

2020 · 104 min

A suffocating, quietly devastating watch that sits with you long after, its restraint making the cruelty feel all the more real.

Directed by
Chen-Nien Ko
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Troy Liu, Buffy Chen, Kim Hyun-bin
Overview
Hearing-impaired teenager Chang Cheng transfers to a school for children with special needs. However, the world of the hearing-impaired doesn’t seem quiet at all. When Chang witnesses the game taking place in the last row on the school bus, his excitement about blending into a new environment immediately turns into fear.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Chen-Nien Ko
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Troy Liu, Buffy Chen, Kim Hyun-bin
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Chen-Nien Ko
Written by
Lin Pin-jun, Chen-Nien Ko
Starring
Troy Liu, Buffy Chen, Kim Hyun-bin, Liu Kuan-Ting, Yang Kuei-mei, Tai Bo, Chang Pen-Yu, Pao Cheng-fang
Music
Lu Lu-ming
Cinematography
Chen Chi-wen
Runtime
104 min
Country
Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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