Various people faced persecution, discrimination and torment for a time being back in the earlier years of civilization. People spreading Christianity, particularly missionaries were the most targeted, often leading to death. This is what the movie "Silence" is all about.
The movie "Silence" is a period movie depicting the lives of missionaries who faced several struggles as they carry out their advocacy of spreading Christianity in various parts of the world. Their faith and are tested as they head out to a specific journey to a country in East Asia.
According to Movie Insider, the movie "Silence" tells the story of two missionaries who face the ultimate test of their faith when they travel to Japan. They went to Japan in search of their missing mentor.
It is unfortunate Christianity and missionaries are forbidden in the country. This is when different challenges and struggles are then experienced by the missionaries.
As added by IMDb, the movie "Silence" is during the seventeenth century. The two missionaries are Jesuits. Both missionaries face persecution, torture and violence as they travel to Japan to find the mentor and spread Catholicism.
The movie "Silence" is set to have its limited release on Dec. 23, 2016. The nationwide release has yet to be officially released however, reports say that it may be on Jan. 6, 2017.
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The movie "Silence" stars Hollywood big-shots, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver as Rodrigues and Garrpe. They are the two main missionaries about to experience the most harrowing moment of their lives in Japan. They are joined by other actors such as Liam Neeson as the missing mentor, Tadanobu Asano, Ciaran Hinds and many more.
The movie "Silence" was shot in Taiwan as opposed to its original location, Japan. Apparently, none of the scenes from the movie were shot in Japan.
The movie "Silence" is an ideal movie to be watched not only for its historical reference to the persecution of missionaries back in the seventeenth missionary, but it teaches the value of sacrifice. The movie is expected to do well in the box-office in spite of its religious references.
