A Scream from Silence (1979)

Original title

Mourir à tue-tête

Directed by

Anne Claire Poirier

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

14A

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman endures a traumatic sexual assault and then struggles with the aftermath. The film follows her journey through the legal and medical systems as she tries to reclaim her life.

disturbingsomberconfrontationalgrittytenseemotionally rawunflinchingprovocative

What happens

A Scream from Silence (French: Mourir à tue-tête) is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Claire Poirier and starring Julie Vincent. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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