The Great Silence
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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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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Genre:Drama
Written By:Katrine Brocks, Marianne Lentz
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Monolit Film
Cast
Katrine Brocks
Director
Kristine Kujath Thorp
Alma / Silje
Elliott Crosset Hove
Erik
Karen-Lise Mynster
Mother Miriam
Petrine Agger
Sister Dorothea
Lena Bondeson
Agnes
Diêm Camille
Sister Martha
Rikke Hagenberg
Sister Ruth
Joen Højerslev
Father Michael
Dorte Højsted
Bartender
Bodil Lassen
Sister Elisabeth
Lin Ly
Sister Agnette
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