The Great Silence (2023)

5.3/10 95 min Drama

Overview

Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.

Cast

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Alma / Silje

Elliott Crosset Hove

Erik

Karen-Lise Mynster

Mother Miriam

Petrine Agger

Sister Dorothea

Lena Bondeson

Agnes

Diêm Camille

Sister Martha

Joen Højerslev

Father Michael

Dorte Højsted

Bartender

Bodil Lassen

Sister Elisabeth

Rikke Westi

Woman on the telephone

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