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Voice of Silence

Voice of Silence

Drama · Crime · 2020

Two guys who are working for cartels as cleaners get a request to monitor an 11-year-old kidnapped girl, but the situation gets worse when their supervisor gets killed.

Movie details

Voice of Silence

“Never meant to be kidnappers.”

2020 Drama · Crime 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

1.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

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Two guys who are working for cartels as cleaners get a request to monitor an 11-year-old kidnapped girl, but the situation gets worse when their supervisor gets killed.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Voice of Silence?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Hong Eui-jeong

Written by

Hong Eui-jeong

Yoo Ah-in

Yoo Ah-in

Tae-in

Yoo Jae-myung

Yoo Jae-myung

Chang-bok

Moon Seung-ah

Moon Seung-ah

Cho-hee

L

Lee Ga-eun

Moon-joo

Jo Ha-seok

Jo Ha-seok

Jung-han

Kim Ja-young

Kim Ja-young

Myung-hee

Kim Han-na

Kim Han-na

Han-sol

Court is in session

Put Voice of Silence on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.