The Great Silence
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- Runtime
- 95 mins
Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.
Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.
Cast
- Kristine Kujath Thorp
- Elliott Crosset Hove
- Karen-Lise Mynster
- Petrine Agger
- Lena Bondeson
- Diêm Camille
- Rikke Hagenberg
- Joen Højerslev
- Dorte Højsted
- Bodil Lassen
- Lin Ly
- Thomas Søndergaard
- Rikke Westi
Director
- Katrine Brocks
Producers
- Pernille Tornøe
