- Thriller, Action, Crime
- 93 min
- R
Rotten Tomatoes30%IMDb6.3
It takes a hunter to catch a killer.
A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
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Grave, classical in form, contemporary and earnest.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Mar 20227/10
_**Murder, vengeance and justice in the wilderness of the northern Great Lakes region**_ The alcoholic owner of a wildlife sanctuary (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and the new Sheriff of a northern Minnesota county (Annabelle Wallis) discover evidence of someone possibly hunting girls. The former craves vengeance and the latter wants justice while questioning her troubled little brother’s involvement (Hero Fiennes). Zahn McClarnon, Melanie Scrofano and Shaun Smyth are also on hand. "The Silencing" (2020) is a wilderness crime mystery/thriller along the lines of “The Vanished” (2020), but with elements of “Kiss the Girls” (1997). Some armchair critics are rash to point out supposed flaws, but practically everything is logically explained with a little imagination. Sure, there are movie-isms, like in the last acts of “A Simple Plan” (1998) and “The Virtuoso” (2021), but that’s par for the course in cinema, particularly this genre. Nikolaj makes for a quality masculine protagonist and it’s always a pleasure to see Annabelle Wallis. There’s a surprise or two along with the formula. The fact that the melancholic story keeps you guessing is a plus, not to mention the picturesque cinematography.
Read the whole review on TMDB - tmdb15435519on TMDB · Jun 20217/10
I found myself enjoying thriller, heavily influenced by The Most Dangerous Game, among others. While the story had its pitfalls, the cinematography and acting were solid.
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Cast
- Nikolaj Coster-WaldauRayburn Swanson
- Annabelle WallisSheriff Alice Gustafson
- Zahn McClarnonBlackhawk
- Melanie ScrofanoDebbie
- Hero Fiennes TiffinBrooks
- Patrick GarrowJim Needles
- Danielle RyanDr. Patel
- Shaun SmythDr. Boone
- Charlotte Lindsay MarronMolly
- Brielle RobillardGwen
Crew
- Robin ProntDirector
- Micah RanumWriter
- Manuel DacosseDirector of Photography
- Brooke BlairOriginal Music Composer
- Will BlairOriginal Music Composer
- Alain DessauvageEditor
- Cybill LuiProducer
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