The Silence (2006 film)

The Silence is an Australian television film that first aired on ABC on 2 April 2006.

The Silence
Directed byCate Shortland
StarringRichard Roxburgh
Essie Davis
Alice McConnell
Emily Barclay
ComposerAntony Partos
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersMiranda Dear
Scott Meek
ProducersAnthony Anderson
Jan Chapman
Kerrie Mainwaring
CinematographyRobert Humphreys
EditorScott Gray
Release
Original release2 April 2006 (2006-04-02)

Synopsis

After being traumatised by a fatal shooting, Detective Richard Treloar is relegated to curating a police photographic exhibition at the Police Museum. He becomes obsessed by images of a murder victim and makes connections between a series of murder mysteries. When one of the leads is killed, the case is reopened and he becomes the prime suspect, as his life begins to unravel.[1]

Cast

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.[2]

Awards

The Silence won the Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Tele-Feature or Mini-Series.

It was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, Best Lead Actor in Television Drama for Richard Roxburgh and Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama for Emily Barclay.

It was also nominated at the 2007 Logie Awards for Silver Logie in Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie. Richard Roxburgh was nominated for Most Outstanding Actor and Emily Barclay was nominated for Most Outstanding New Talent.[3]

References
  1. "The Silence (2005) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
  2. "The Silence (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "The Silence - IMDb". IMDb.
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