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Silence

Two Jesuit priests travel to 17th-century Japan to look for their missing mentor.

In 1640, two young Jesuit priests travel from Portugal to Japan on a mission to track down their former spiritual mentor, Father Ferreira, who is rumoured to have disappeared after renouncing Christianity. The mission puts their own faith to the test.

The third film in Martin Scorsese's trilogy about faith.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Jun 2022 23:15
BBC Two

Credits

Director Martin Scorsese
Writer Martin Scorsese
Writer Jay Cocks
Writer Endo Shusaku
Rodrigues Andrew Garfield
Garupe Adam Driver
Ferreira Liam Neeson
Mokichi Shinya Tsukamoto
Ichizo Yoshi Oida
Kichijiro Yosuke Kubozuka
Interpreter Tadanobu Asano
Old Samurai/Inoue Issei Ogata
Father Valignano Ciaran Hinds

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 22:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 7 Nov 2020 23:20
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
  • Thu 26 Aug 2021 22:05
    BBC Four
  • Mon 13 Jun 2022 23:15
    BBC Two

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