| The Silence (Sokout) | |
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| Directed by | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Written by | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Produced by | Marin Karmitz |
| Starring | Tahmineh Normatova |
| Cinematography | Ebrahim Ghafori |
| Edited by | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Countries | Iran Tajikistan France |
| Language | Tajik |
The Silence (Persian: سکوت, romanized: Sokut, Tajik: Сукут, romanized: Sukut) is an Iranian–Tajik film from 1998. It is directed by Iranian film maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The movie is about a little boy who has the onerous task of earning money for his family, but is always enchanted and distracted by music.