Day 144 - Silenced aka The Crucible (South Korean)

"Kang In-ho (Gong Yoo) is the newly appointed art teacher at Benevolence Academy, a school for hearing-impaired children in the fictional city of Mujin, North Jeolla Province. He has a dark past - his wife was a high school student who committed suicide and his daughter is under the care of his mother. He is excited to teach his new students, yet the children are aloof and distant, trying to avoid running into him as much as possible. In-ho does not give up, however, trying to show the kids that he cares. When the children finally open up, In-ho faces the shocking and ugly truth about the school and what the students have been enduring in secret: the children are being physically and sexually abused by their teachers"

A Thought-provoking film that is heart retching almost all of the time. This film is about many thing but mainly justice. From what I got out of this movie was that "Maybe we shouldn't try to fight to change the world but maybe fight to make sure the world doesn't change us". This words left an impression on me, I thought very deeply about the message in this film. This is what kind of film it is, you want to hate it because of what it is depicting but you want to like it because it so well done. If you chose to watch this film beware we do see the molestation scenes that can leave you feeling utter disgust. I suggest this to people who love thought-provoking films and are not afraid to actual feel something while watching a film that depicts a true story.
There is no justice in this world anymore....


3.5/5