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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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