Silentium
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Silentium

7.2 / 10 2004 1h 56mNR German
ThrillerCrimeComedy

Storyline

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

Cast & Crew

Josef Hader

Josef Hader

Simon Brenner

Lead
Simon Schwarz

Simon Schwarz

Berti

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Sportpräfekt Fitz

Maria Köstlinger

Maria Köstlinger

Konstanze Dornhelm

Udo Samel

Udo Samel

Festspielpräsident

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Opernsänger

Rosie Alvarez

Rosie Alvarez

Di Ding

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Hausmeister Josef

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wolfgang Murnberger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Silentium is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker