Silenciado (2011)

A trama dessa historia envolvida por uma fotografia fria e sombria junto a sonografia que te trás a dor dos personagens é triste e dolorosa de acompanhar, o que ao meu ver foi o objetivo da produção. A cada cena, se você não sentir dor, tristeza, agonia, raiva, ódio, náuseas e uma vontade de acolher cada criança da historia, você assistiu errado ou precisa procurar um especialista. Nessa produção podemos identificar tantas criticas e semelhanças com a sociedade que infelizmente é de assustar, o preconceito, a exclusão, corrupção, negligencia infantil, abusos sexuais e de poder, violência.. são tantos pontos negativos presentes que a dor de acompanhar é inevitável e a tristeza em refletir que a trama não foge muito do que realmente acontece no mundo real infelizmente.

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A primeira coisa que preciso dizer sobre esse filme, é que foi tremendamente díficil de assistir. Não por ser ruim, mas porque é doloroso. É de esmagar seu coração em pedacinhos.

Logo no começo, eles dizem que todo o filme foi baseado em fatos reais e isso pesa ainda mais na sua cabeça quando você descobre o que está acontecendo naquela escola. Eu tive que pular muitas partes do filme, por ser algo realmente difícil de assistir. Tem muitos gatilhos, então cuidado se você decidir assistir.

A atuação dos atores, principalmente das crianças, são impecáveis, o roteiro é ótimo, mas mesmo assim não é um filme que eu conseguiria assistir uma segunda vez.

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I came into this film knowing what it was going to be about, but nothing could have prepared me for the impact of watching The Crucible. It was dark, violent, and quite honestly nauseating. I was on the verge of tears for nearly an hour and when the 1h36 mark hit, I had to pause the movie and did nothing but cry for the children. To think, this is real. This happened to these kids. When I hit play, from that moment on, tears were falling.

I will probably never be able to watch this movie again, but it is something you honestly must see. Yes, the images are disturbing. Yes, you will feel anger, sadness, and numbness, but this movie leaves an impression. The acting is superb and all of the child actors honestly deserve awards. Their expressions, their gestures, they just strike you right in the heart every time. You will not soon forget this movie. I'm not sure I ever will.

What may be even more impressive, this movie caused such a stir in South Korea that the case was forced to be re-opened and laws demanded to be rewritten. It makes you think, it really does. How much effort does it take for justice to prevail? Why can people be bought with money when they know such horrible things had occurred? I honestly don't know, and never will know why such apathy and cruelty exist in the world. Why do we cause each other pain? It makes me sick. But as a quote in the movie says, "The reason why we are fighting so hard, is not to change the world, but instead, not to let the world change us."

Without a doubt, I recommend this movie.

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1) The reason I watched this:

I have a psychiatrist friend who insisted on watching this film. She already knows that I don't mind any sort of special story no matter how horrific it is; I was fully prepared to any type of scenes and so I watched it.

2) Storyline/Plot:

They weren't kidding when they said "This movie contains EXTREMELY graphic child abuse! Do not watch if you are easily disturbed.", I intentionally repeated it because this film isn't directed to all types of audience, even if you are an adult you can easily be disturbed.

Positive points:

*It's a true story that focus on a world wide issue: a great topic.
*The producer wasn't afraid of showing the horrible fact to the audience.
*The script writers did a great job by delievering a masterpiece.

Negative points:

For me there isn't.
*Some people would feel sick or shocked that's why I said it's not directed to everyone but if those scenes were absent then it couldn't be fun to watch considering its theme; it was realistic and special in a great way.

Story: 9.75/10

3) Acting/Cast:

I really loved each and everyone of them here.
*It was different yet cool to see Gong Yoo in a serious role.
*The three children have done a great job because their roles were mainly sentimental and they were skilled to portray that aspect.
*The actors knew how to deliever feelings and leave us affected with their issues.

Cast: 8.5/10
Acting: 9.5/10

4)The ending:

It wasn't what anyone wanted but it was great because it was realistic.

The ending: 8/10

5) My impression (How did it affect me):

*As I said earlier I don't mind any sort of special stories, this film was interesting enough to keep me hooked up for two hours.
*The grafic child abuse is what gave this film its taste no matter how horrible it was.
*I got the conclusion that this world is full of bad people but they only need one courageous person to change the whole thing.
*Protecting children's innocence is our responsibility as adults.

My impression: 9.5/10

6) Overall:

I repeat this film has shocking abuse scenes therefore, if you're a sensitive person don't even think about watching this.
*If you like special stories and don't mind the abusive scenes then you would like this.
*Human rights lovers may want to check this out.
*Don't be fooled about the fact that Gong Yoo is the main lead, it's nothing like his previous Dramas/Films.
*If you're looking for a romantic story then you shouldn't be reading this in the first place.
*I repeat for the last time sensitive people KEEP OUT!

Overall: 9.5/10

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First off, I would say that Juniko is actually lowballing it. I would give it a US rating of NC-17. AKA, 18+. If you are not an adult by legal definitions, pass this up. Read the news, don't watch the story. I have read extensively about this so I am going to add a bit about the factual accuracy of the story.

The director worked closely with the writer of the book and the victims. According to one article I read, he was too soft in the movie and that the reality was MUCH worse. He was doing his best to keep a balance between watchable and the truth.

What was shown was enough to make me physically ill. To give you an idea of my maturity? I am 22 going on 80 depending on who you talk to. This stuff normally does not phase me. I would never let my little 18 year old brother watch this. BEWARE.

Also, there are some things changed in the movie to make the teacher look a bit better than he was, please look in the discussion thread for some corrections to the movie. The only criticism I have of the movie was making the teacher look better than he was.

This movie will make you examine exactly how human you are. Victims from this case were extras in the movie. The actors were amazing and they were so good it made it hurt all the more. This is a movie to be watched with your friends: Ben, Jerry, and another human. You will not get through it otherwise. Also, Pepto might be useful.

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Outstanding KMovie. Daunting. Blunt. Galvanizing. Impressively staged. Yet rather painful to watch

"Silenced" is a 2011 movie production. The KMovie is based on a book and this in turn is based on a true story that happened at Gwangju Inhwa School. For a change, it's not about bullying among students, but about repeated sexual abuse by teachers and school staff against their underage wards. In this case they were also deaf.
"Silenced" is an outstanding, moving film production - in several respects.

The story is impressively staged.
Horrendous abuse. Repulsive in its unbelievable brutality. Blunt.
There are the children left at the mercy of pitiless adults, left alone in their helplessness - speechless in every respect. What else can they hope for in this world?
There are the adults - the perpetrators and also those who knowingly close their eyes to injustice for their own benefit. (I have no idea what they do with their ears and their conscience, though...)
And there are the two protagonists - neither of them exactly the epitome of promising heroes...
With a top-class Gong Yoo, who personally and actively supported the filming of the story. He read the book during his military service. But it was only later that he found out that these were true events. He met with the author and the idea for the film was born. He embodies the main role of the initially quiet, perhaps somewhat wimpy, indecisive teacher; a widower and a father who is absent due to his job and who relies on his mother's support to look after his sick daughter. Yet, it is precisely this tangible, silently screaming human weakness of his character, his uncertainty in dealing with the unfathomable, his own initial shock of cautious, perhaps naive reserve that contributes to the authentic strength of the KMovie. (If the world were full of determined, courageous heroes, then there would be less such terrible incidents, repeatedly taking place over the years with impunity - like those in that South Korean boarding school for the deaf in Gwangju...or that Odenwaldschule in Germany, or far too many other schools worldwide.) The heroic in our protagonist must first be born and then grow. This is a process. Step by step, stumbling, helpless, hopeful and yet again discouraged, but then unbendingly getting up again - and finally on a path of no return...

The KMovie “Silence” is shocking.
Grim. At times it may be reminiscent of a horror movie like 'The Shining' or something similar. The story is daunting. Its social dimensions are sobering. There are hardly any words for this parallel world. What people are monstrously capable of... and then also: that time and again, in the face of blatant injustice, people let themselves be bought and silenced for their own benefit.
Nevertheless, the message at the end is (I think) quite wonderful: "...it makes me think, that the reason we are fighting so hard is not to change the world, but instead to not let the world change us." Resistance takes on an encouraging new dimension that doesn't have to give in, even in the face of a Goliath. Great!


The KMovie was and is galvanizing.
“Silenced” shook up the masses in 2011 in a spectacular way. Over 4 million horrified cinemagoers saw the movie, which was number 1 on the South Korean cinema charts for three weeks in a row. The book by Gong Ji-young was storming the bestseller lists.
What the regular jurisprudence was previously unable to do was actually subsequently made possible by the pressure of the shocked masses: 1.5 months after the KMovie was first broadcast, the so-called 'Dogani Law' was passed. (Dogani = "Crucible", the title of the book and film). Since then, the new law has suspended the statute of limitations for sexual abuse of people with disabilities and for rape of minors under the age of 13.
Therefore, some of the perpetrators at that school in Gwangju who had previously gotten off with lax sentences were subsequently summoned again and sentenced to long prison terms and/or electronic ankle bracelets.
Lastly, at least THIS school was closed.

Respect!
For taking up the issue.
For not giving up and thus using other means (a movie on the big screen).
For the sensitive handling of a tough topic.
For the often extremely unpleasant, painful, however nevertheless coherent film adaptation of a fantastic script.

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First, if you are under the age of 16, do NOT watch this movie. Due to numerous shocking scenes, this is not a movie that should be seen by a younger audience. I know that a lot of you might want to watch this movie because you really liked Gong Yoo's acting in previous dramas, but if you are 15 or younger, this movie might have a greater impact on you than you might think.
You've been warned.

Such a movie is impossible to rate. It's really hard to make the difference between the true story that captivates and shocks us, and the form, the way it is told, the movie. Personnally, on my MDL list, it is still rated N/A.

Story...well there is no story, those are facts. Those facts are, of course, adapted and the way this movie deliver that adaptation to us is outstanding. The dark atmosphere, the suspens that keeps us on edge, and the flashbacks system that makes things so vivid, everything is done to captivate the audience.

Thanks to all the members of the cast (who did an amazing job portraying their characters, especially the children and Gong Yoo...well Gong Yoo was simply exceptional) you will be trapped into this movie from its very first minute to the last. You will feel horror and despair as well little pieces of moved joy as you see the events happening as if you were there.

The music isn't a beautiful melody designed to make you cry every times you hear it, but it will make you feel calm, tense, or angry. It's really a part of the movie.

Rewatch value...honestly, it would be torture to me to rewatch this, but I'll still do it, because this movie is amazing and the acting astonishing. But I won't say it was beautiful. Although this movie is a piece of art, I'd feel sick to call it beautiful.

Since he got the main part, let's talk about Gong Yoo in this movie. His Kang In Ho is true, sincere, so kind and pure in front of all the horror happening before his eyes that it is impossible not to be moved by him. Gong Woo is definitly a top actor and I can't wait to see what he will do next.

But there is something bothering me about this movie, like all movies involving young actors.Even though this is all acting, I wonder how those children felt, when they were shooting some scenes...sometimes, I felt this movie was going too far...but this is only my point of view...

I know that my review is a little dark, but I just saw Crucible, and this movie is dark.

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The most heart-breaking, depressing, horrific and raw piece of cinema I have ever witnessed. I have never sobbed like that over anything, even when the movie was finished, it didn't leave me.
This movie was absolutely flawless, the main leads and supporting cast were impeccabile, the cinematography, execution was all perfect.
It pulled me in from the first scene, and even though so parts were impossible to watch, I had to continue.
Gong yoo was absolutely perfect as the main protagonist, I have a huge problem with movies like this where they have a superhero-like character come in and safe the kids from the horrible people.
Gong makes the character so relatable, he isn't trying to save lives but does what I think majority of people in that situation would have done making it very realistic, and does so without shouting and screaming too much - he manages to show every single emotion with just a look on his face.
The kids, *sigh* the little boy particularly, I want to give him an oscar for his performance. I mean wow.
I would say only watch this movie if you have a very strong stomach for things like this, and it will surely leave a huge impact on you.
Only reason I rated the re-watchability a "2" was because I really could never watch it ever again.

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I thought it was very difficult to rate this movie, especially because of the genre. Giving this movie "a grade" just feels wrong, but I feel that I have to tell you guys about this movie.

Next time I'll put a bucket near my computer because man... I cried.
I can honestly say that this was one of the most terrible movies I've seen. I can't even remember why I decided to watch this. It broke my heart and felt so real I could barely believe that this was a movie. The childern in the movie are so young but it didn't feel like they were acting.
It haunted me the days after, I just couldn't get it out of my head.
I absolutely can't say I enjoyed this movie because the story is just horror, but it was portrayed well by the cast. I'm not even sure my vocabulary has words to describe this movie. The music was perfect for the setting of the movie.

I suggest you carefully think about watching this movie beforehand, because I can say I've seen weird/crazy things but this tops all. This movie is not for everyone. If you can't handle stories about child molesting etc. please don't watch it. You'll feel terrible afterwards.

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wow where to start but that this show really pushed me to the point of sadness. My eyes became watery at times especially during the last part when they were protesting in the street. there were many scenes which really got me, the level of acting by the kids were great and painted a realistic picture of what happen to those real kids. this show has really open up my mind to the many wrong doings out there against our kids, regardless of any disabilities they might have. it pains my heart so much to know this was base off a real story....goes to show how much power we give money over our lives allowing it to rob the innocence of our children.

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I gave this 10/10 but it's not something I can watch again. And this is also a movie I can't recommend others to watch easily. It's a great movie to watch once, which tells a powerful story, but it doesn't sugar coat anything. It's very raw and hits you with reality. That's really the only reason I gave this story a 10. Not because it's a good story, but because it's what happened. The purpose of this movie was to send out a message, which it did. That's why it got 10/10. The acting is also incredible. These kids are amazing to be in such a movie. My heart went out to these little actors and actresses and the characters they played. They played real children who suffered the pains the movie shows.

So overall, I recommend this movie to those who can handle it. To give you a hint of how disturbing this movie is, I literally felt sick while watching this. I wanted to just puke. And when I think back about the movie, whatever I'm eating becomes tasteless and I feel numb. I don't regret watching it! It just took a lot out of me. I cried so much, and it took me awhile to what I've watched sink in.

The world is cruel and this movie doesn't hesitate to show it. But this movie was literally able to change people's lives!! I highly recommend that if you do watch this movie, to look up what happens afterwards. A lot has happened after this movie was release and people were exposed to the truth of these kids who have been silenced.

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This is based on a true story but with some left out details but not enough to detract from the plot but I admit some of those details changed a little how I feel about the main character but not enough to not be inspired and love this movie. I consider myself a stoic person but I start with admitting, I cried hideously during this movie. I was a mess. I actually had to pause this to kind of gather myself a little. It was very hard for me to watch because I tend to be a mess about movies with these types of themes especially when it involves children. However, this particularly hit me hard because of how utterly messed up the system was and the fact that no one was willing to fight this injustice because of how risky it was. Yet, a part of me also examined myself and wondered, if I were in the situation as the teacher would I do the same? Ugh, it was a very good movie because it had a point to make and it also is a criticism of the Korean system. Something, I don't see in a lot of Korean movies. Furthermore, the knowledge that these are real people who were affected did a number on me not to mention the fact that these were deaf children. A little nick here is that I prefer the title Silenced to The Crucible mainly because I'm an Arthur Miller fan (not really I just somewhat respect him) and I see the similarities but not enough for me to care for it. I felt like the title "Silenced" had the double entendre about it that made this more poignant.

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