The Silence

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2010-07-12
Duration:60 min
Director:
Actors:Hugh Bonneville, Dervla Kirwan, Gina McKee, Rebecca Oldfield, Harry Ferrier
Production:Company Pictures, BBC One, Element Pictures

Overview:

A deaf girl witnesses the audacious murder of a policewoman.

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