The Silence (2010)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.

• Released: 2010-08-19
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 160 votes

Directed by Baran bo Odar.

Top cast

• Ulrich Thomsen as Peer Sommer
• Wotan Wilke Möhring as Timo Friedrich
• Katrin Sass as Elena Lange
• Sebastian Blomberg as David Jahn
• Burghart Klaußner as Krischan Mittich
• Oliver Stokowski as Matthias Grimmer
• Karoline Eichhorn as Ruth Weghamm
• Jule Böwe as Jana Gläser
• Roeland Wiesnekker as Karl Weghamm
• Claudia Michelsen as Julia Friedrich

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Silence

• United States: stream on fuboTV; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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