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Silentium

Silentium

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Silentium

2004

1h 56m

7.2(72 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Comedy

Overview

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

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Dor Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Josef Hader

Josef Hader

Simon Brenner

Simon Schwarz

Simon Schwarz

Berti

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Sportpräfekt Fitz

Maria Köstlinger

Maria Köstlinger

Konstanze Dornhelm

Udo Samel

Udo Samel

Festspielpräsident

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Opernsänger

Rosie Alvarez

Rosie Alvarez

Di Ding

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Hausmeister Josef

Anne Bennent

Anne Bennent

Apothekerin

Luka Omoto

Jungfrau

Creative team

Directed by: Wolfgang Murnberger
Written by: Josef Hader
Wolfgang Murnberger
Produced by: Kurt Stocker
Danny Krausz

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