A Place Called Silence
| A Place Called Silence | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 默殺 |
| Simplified Chinese | 默杀 |
| Directed by | Sam Quah |
| Written by | Sam Quah Wang Zhizhi Wang Yimeng |
| Produced by | Ren Xiaoyi You Wenwei Yang Jun |
| Starring | Eric Wang Ning Chang Francis Ng |
| Cinematography | Zhang Ying |
| Edited by | Zhang Zhiyan Zhou Yuan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media China Film Co., Ltd. Tao Piao Piao |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | $192.9 million[1][2] |
A Place Called Silence (Chinese: 默杀; pinyin: Mò shā) is a 2024 Chinese crime thriller film directed by Sam Quah, written by Quah, Wang Zhizhi and Wang Yimeng, and starring Eric Wang, Ning Chang, and Francis Ng. The film tells the story of a girls' middle school plagued by bullying, where a student's tragic death sparks a wave of disappearances.[3] A Place Called Silence was released on July 3, 2024.[4]
Principal photography of the film was recorded in Penang, Malaysia.
It's a remake of a 2022 film of the same name - "A Place Called Silence", sometimes referred with an alternate title "Silent Murder: A Quiet Place"" directed by Ke Wenli. The original was shot as early as 2017 in an independent production but its international release came only in 2024, after the release of the remake. [5] [6] [7] [8] The two films have separate IMDb pages: 2022 version / this 2024 remake, however the 2022 version has some incorrect information carried over from the 2024 version's IMDb page (i.e. wrong director - as of 19th February 2025).
Plot
[edit]Junior high school girl Huijun fell to her death from a height after being bullied on campus for a long time. The bullying did not stop and spreads to her best friend Xiaotong. However, the bullies begin to die one by one under mysterious circumstances. As the serial murders unfold, several suspects emerge: Xiaotong's mother, who witnessed her daughter's mouth being sealed with glue yet stayed silent; the school janitor Lin Zaifu, who seems to know the truth but remains indifferent; and the mysterious Wu Wang, who watches from the shadows, smiling despite the looming danger. The police officer Dai Guodong investigates, but appears blinded by deception. As he delves deeper, dark secrets from the past emerge, pushing everyone into the spotlight.
Cast
[edit]- Eric Wang as Lin Zaifu
- Ning Chang as Li Han, Xiaotong's mother
- Francis Ng as Dai Guodong
- Wang Sheng Di as Chen Yutong ("Xiaotong")
- Cai Ming as Mother Xu
- Chin Shih-chieh as Fang Juezhong
- Justin Huang as Wu Wang
- Xu Jiao as Huijun
- Alan Aruna as Xiaowen
Reception
[edit]As of October 28, 2024, A Place Called Silence has received a rating of more than 6.1 on Douban, with a box office of $1.351 billion yuan.[9] It is currently the sixth highest-grossing Chinese film of 2024.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "China Box-office". China Movie Database. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "A Place Called Silence (默杀)". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "《默杀》:在亚太影节上演人性与文化交锋". Sohu. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "7月3日:《默杀》谁是霸凌者?谁是沉默者? 谁是雨夜凶手?". Sohu. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "驚悚懸疑電影《默殺：無聲之地》". Instagram page of the original 2022 film. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "默殺：無聲之地 A Place Called Silence". Facebook page for the original 2022 version. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "《默殺：無聲之地》正式預告｜10月18日 (五) 震撼上映 讓真相不再沉默". Youtube - official trailer of the 2022 version. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "幕後｜《默殺：無聲之地》導演柯汶利：一滴水到傾盆大雨是入戲關鍵，反轉是犯罪懸疑片的必需品". Behind Scenes article about the 2022 version on Dramago - PTS Plus TV. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "票房向16亿冲刺,《默杀》成功的原因找到了". Sohu. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Top 2024 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office". The Numbers. Retrieved 2024-11-04.