A Question of Silence fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, the mind, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Question of Silence is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, the mind, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, the mind, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A Question of Silence is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and FlixHouse. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 92%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 32 min
A Question of Silence runs 1 h 32 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Question of Silence higher (92) than audiences (63). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Dutch. Produced in Netherlands.
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