
Silenced(2011)
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.


“We won't let her shed tears again.”
After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

Sul Kyung-gu
Dong-hoon

Uhm Ji-won
Mi-hee

Lee Re
So-won

Kim Sang-ho
Gwang-sik

Kim Hae-sook
Psychiatrist Jung-sook

Ra Mi-ran
Young-suk's Mother

Kwon Tae-won
Detective Squad Chief

Kang Shin-chul
Prosecutor

Seo Hyun-woo
Paramedic

Cha Mi-kyeong
Vice Principal
Hope is a drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of child abuse, hope, based on true story, sexual assault, south korea. Directed by Lee Joon-ik, it stars Sul Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Re. After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.
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