| Silenced | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 도가니 |
| Revised Romanization | Dogani |
| McCune–Reischauer | Togani |
| Directed by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Written by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Based on | The Crucible by Gong Ji-young |
| Produced by | Uhm Yong-hun Bae Jeong-min Na Byung-joon |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
| Music by | Mowg |
Production company | Samgeori Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Korean Sign Language |
| Box office | US$30.7 million[1] |
Silenced (Korean: 도가니, RR: Dogani; English: "The Crucible") is a 2011 South Korean crime drama film based on the novel The Crucible by Gong Ji-young,[2] directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk and starring Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi. It is based on events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the Deaf, where young Deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over five years in the early 2000s.[3][4]
Depicting both the crimes and the court proceedings that let the teachers off with minimal punishment, the film sparked public outrage upon its September 2011 release, which eventually resulted in a reopening of the investigations into the incidents. With over 4 million people in Korea having watched the film, the demand for legislative reform eventually reached its way to the National Assembly of South Korea, where a revised bill, dubbed the Dogani Bill, was passed in late October 2011 to abolish the statute of limitations for sex crimes against minors and disabled people.[5]
- ^ Dogani (Crucible) Archived 2017-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-25
- ^ Sung, So-young (September 9, 2011). "Fueled by need for fresh material, best-sellers become box office hits". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ "'The Crucible' Brings Demons of Child Molestation Case Back to Life" Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Chosun Ilbo. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-15
- ^ Film examines child abuse case Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Korea Times. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-25
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