Review of Silenced

Silenced (2011)
8/10
How a movie shape a nation
2 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
God damn it, I shed tears.

there are many sensitive variables that could make people cry in this movie, such as;

It is about children... deaf, mute, orphan, abandoned, abused, raped, dead, need I say more?

I think those reasons are enough to make people shed a tear, if not probably you are an asshole (like me in real life :P).

Once I finished the movie, I felt sad, enrage, and little bit disappointed because there is no justice in the movie (well, what do you expect it's based on real life).

Then I realized how powerful this movie is... and yeah, this movie sparked rage in South Korea public. The public there demanded that this case should be re-open. After this movie the Education ministry demanded more detailed profile and criminal record from every teachers, and they have shut down Inhwa School. The government passed Dogani law (named after this movie). Even the president of South Korea made a comment and stand with public opinion.

For a movie to give such a big impact in a nation is pretty impressive. So yeah, this is one of those rare movie that shape a nation, and made you realized how powerful a movie can be.

Big note: Those child actors are impressive (WOW!!). Their acting is so convincing, they made me ;_:
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