By Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post There’s a baptism scene in “Silence” that speaks volumes. Set in 17th-century Japan, during a period of persecution of Christians by the ruling shogunate, the film centers on a Catholic Portuguese missionary (Andrew Garfield) who has been smuggled into the country, where he has been taken in by peasant converts.
In “silence,” Scorsese Wrestles With Questions Of Faith And Martyrdom
Michael O'Sullivan, Denver Post: Movies
Fri, 01/06/2017 - 1:00am
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