The Silence (2006 film)
{{Short description|2006 television film directed by Cate Shortland}}
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Emily Barclay
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Jan Chapman
Kerrie Mainwaring
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The Silence is an Australian television film that first aired on ABC on 2 April 2006.
Synopsis
After being traumatised by a fatal shooting, Detective Richard Treloar is relegated to curating a police photographic exhibition at the Police Museum. He becomes obsessed by images of a murder victim and makes connections between a series of murder mysteries. When one of the leads is killed, the case is reopened and he becomes the prime suspect, as his life begins to unravel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/the-silence-2005/20975?stxt=the%20silence¥d=2018|title=The Silence (2005) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia}}
Cast
- Richard Roxburgh as Richard Treloar
- Essie Davis as Juliet Moore
- Alice McConnell as Helen Wilson
- Emily Barclay as Evelyn Hutchison
- Damian De Montemas as Michael Hanlon
- Tony Barry as Dennis Riordan
- Joel Tobeck as Ross Moss
- Firass Dirani as Anthony Vassalio
- Billie Rose Prichard
Reception
=Critical reception=
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10007538_silence? |title=The Silence (2006) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |accessdate=27 February 2018}}
=Awards=
The Silence won the Australian Screen Sound Guild Award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Tele-Feature or Mini-Series.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
It was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, Best Lead Actor in Television Drama for Richard Roxburgh and Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama for Emily Barclay.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
It was also nominated at the 2007 Logie Awards for Silver Logie in Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie. Richard Roxburgh was nominated for Most Outstanding Actor and Emily Barclay was nominated for Most Outstanding New Talent.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0455281}}
- [https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/the-silence-2005/20975?stxt=the%20silence¥d=2018 Screen Australia]
- [http://www.australiantelevision.net/silence/ Australian Television Information Archive]
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Category:2006 crime drama films
Category:Australian television films
Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Category:Films about police officers
Category:Films directed by Cate Shortland
Category:Australian crime drama films