The Silent Forest

The Silent Forest
Traditional Chinese無聲
Hanyu PinyinWúshēng
Hokkien POJBô‑siaⁿ
Directed byKo Chen-Nien
Written by
  • Ko Chen-Nien
  • Lin Pin-chun
Produced byArthur Chu Yu-ning
Starring
Edited by
  • Milk Su
  • Chen Chun-hung
Music byLuming Lu
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 25 June 2020 (2020-06-25) (Taipei Film Festival)
  • 15 October 2020 (2020-10-15) (Taiwan)
  • 11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) (Hong Kong)
  • 1 June 2021 (2021-06-01) (Malaysia)
  • 30 June 2021 (2021-06-30) (Thailand)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryTaiwan
Languages
BudgetNT$30 million
Box officeNT$50.05 million[1]

The Silent Forest (Chinese: 無聲; lit. 'silence') is a 2020 Taiwanese social psychological thriller drama film directed by Ko Chien-Nien.[2] The film was inspired by a real-life sexual abuse scandal at National Tainan Special School, a Taiwanese school for the deaf.[3][2] It was nominated for 8 Golden Horse Awards and won 2 awards, for Best New Performer and Best Sound Effects.[4] The film released in Taiwan on 15 October 2020. The film will be exclusively released on HowPro+ and Disney+ Hotstar in Malaysia on 1 June 2021, and in Thailand on 30 June 2021.

  1. ^ "全國電影票房2021年02/15-02/21統計資訊" (PDF). 國家電影及視聽文化中心. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Silent Forest: powerful Taiwanese sexual abuse drama". South China Morning Post. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Movie prompts ministry official to pledge initiative against sexual harassment". Taipei Times. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ "陳姸霏「無聲」手語精湛演出 奪金馬獎新演員". CNA Taiwan. 21 November 2020.