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Silenced

Silenced

The hideous truth, concealed far too long.

20118.12h 5m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk
Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Gong Ji-young, Lim Sun-ae
Produced by Bae Jeong-min
Box OfficeBudget: $2.2MRevenue: $31.5M

Top Cast

Gong Yoo

Gong Yoo

Kang In-ho

Jung Yu-mi

Jung Yu-mi

Seo Yoo-jin

Kim Hyeon-soo

Kim Hyeon-soo

Kim Yeon-doo

Jung In-seo

Jung In-seo

Jin Yoo-ri

Baek Su-ho

Baek Su-ho

Jeon Min-soo

Jang Kwang

Jang Kwang

Principal / Principal's Brother

Kim Joo-ryoung

Kim Joo-ryoung

Yoon Ja-ae

Kim Min-sang

Kim Min-sang

Park Bo-hyeon

Lim Hyun-sung

Lim Hyun-sung

Young-hoon

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Attorney Hwang

Themes & Keywords

child abuserapebased on novel or bookdeafbased on true storyteacher student relationshipdisabilitysex crimesouth korea

About Silenced

Silenced is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of child abuse, rape, based on novel or book, deaf, based on true story, teacher student relationship. Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, it stars Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Hyeon-soo. 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.

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