The Great Silence
6.5
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.
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Cast
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Kristine Kujath Thorp
Alma / Silje
Known for
Sick of Myself
The Burning Sea
Elliott Crosset Hove
Erik
Known for
The Chestnut Man
Godland
Karen-Lise Mynster
Mother Miriam
Known for
When the Dust Settles
Battle
Petrine Agger
Sister Dorothea
Known for
Borgen
The Chestnut Man
Lena Bondeson
Agnes
Also in
Dark Horse
Diêm Camille
Sister Martha
Known for
Alien: Earth
The Wheel of Time
Rikke Hagenberg
Sister Ruth
No other roles listed
Joen Højerslev
Father Michael
Known for
Equinox
The Chestnut Man
Dorte Højsted
Bartender
Known for
Darkness: Those Who Kill
Borgen - Power & Glory
Bodil Lassen
Sister Elisabeth
Also in
Better Times
The Bridge
Lin Ly
Sister Agnette
No other roles listed
Thomas Søndergaard
Isak
No other roles listed
Katrine Brocks Director · Marianne Lentz Writer Johan Carøe Composer
First release September 16, 2022 · Produced in Denmark · Languages Danish, Norwegian
Production
Monolit Film
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Den Store Stilhed
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Norwegian
Release dates
Spain · September 16, 2022
Premiere
Denmark · January 12, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
January 12, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
July 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 12, 2023 · Limited theatrical
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