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Silentium

Silentium

20047.21h 56m

Overview

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger
Written by Josef Hader, Wolfgang Murnberger, Wolf Haas
Produced by Kurt Stocker, Danny Krausz
Box OfficeBudget: $3.6MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Josef Hader

Josef Hader

Simon Brenner

Simon Schwarz

Simon Schwarz

Berti

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Sportpräfekt Fitz

Maria Köstlinger

Maria Köstlinger

Konstanze Dornhelm

Udo Samel

Udo Samel

Festspielpräsident

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Opernsänger

Rosie Alvarez

Rosie Alvarez

Di Ding

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Hausmeister Josef

Anne Bennent

Anne Bennent

Apothekerin

L

Luka Omoto

Jungfrau

Themes & Keywords

operamigrainecannabismurderfootball (soccer)catholic schoolcatholic priest

About Silentium

Silentium is a thriller, crime, comedy film released in 2004 exploring themes of opera, migraine, cannabis, murder, football (soccer), catholic school. Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger, it stars Josef Hader, Simon Schwarz, Joachim Król. A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

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