The Great Silence (2023)
Den Store Stilhed
Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.
- Date of release
- 2023-01-12
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Katrine Brocks
Casting
- Kristine Kujath Thorp — Alma / Silje
- Elliott Crosset Hove — Erik
- Karen-Lise Mynster — Mother Miriam
- Petrine Agger — Sister Dorothea
- Lena Bondeson — Agnes
- Diêm Camille — Sister Martha
- Rikke Hagenberg — Sister Ruth
- Joen Højerslev — Father Michael
- Dorte Højsted — Bartender
- Bodil Lassen — Sister Elisabeth
- Lin Ly — Sister Agnette
- Thomas Søndergaard — Isak
Interesting facts
The Great Silence is a 2022 drama film directed by Katrine Brocks in her feature directorial debut from a screenplay she wrote with Marianne Lentz. It stars Kristine Kujath Thorp.
Production
Brocks revealed that the central theme of the film was inspired by her upbringing in a Christian community and the experience of attending the perpetual vow of a family friend. The project was selected as a part of the 2021 Finnish Film Affair, 2022 Nordic Film Market, and 2022 Marché du Film.
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