Review of Silence (2016) by Richard Y — 24 Jan 2017

Beautifully filmed, acted and directed. Moving.

This review of Silence (2016) was written by Richard Y on 24 Jan 2017.

Silence has generally received positive reviews.

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By Pj Nabarro (328) for Patrick Nabarro (306) on 01 Nov 2018

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