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Silenced

The hideous truth, concealed far too long.

2011 · 2h 5m Drama
Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk

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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.

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Fresh

Although the film ultimately achieves its function to expose deep-rooted and far-reaching social injustice,its visceral representation of harrowing and morally repugnant scenes remains unnerving and questionable.

Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

The good that "Silenced" has done certainly outweighs its flaws, but there are certainly some of those: character and plot tropes that pad out the story but have little to do with it.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times

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