On a hot summer day, a bicycle is found in a wheat field and, nearby, the body of a young girl. The killer is never found.

23 years later, 13-year-old Sinikka is missing and the police are presented with a crime scene identical to the past. Convinced that history is repeating itself, a retired detective is determined that with the help of his young colleague David, he will track down the perpetrator. Spanning a week in the investigation and over long hot summer days, the simmering guilt and emotional fallout cause once intact worlds to fall apart.

A striking debut, The Silence follows on from European crime thrillers such as The Killing and Wallander as it delves into the pysche of detectives and criminals to deliver a chilling story of murder and betrayal.

CAST AND CREW

Sebastian Blomberg Ulrich Thomsen Burghart Klaussner Wotan Wilke Möhring Katrin Saß Baran bo Odar

GENRE

Drama, Thriller

CERTIFICATE

Suitable only for 15 years and over

RUN TIME

1 hour 54 minutes

RELEASED

2010