A family dinner where nobody's hungry — they're just terrified of what's on the menu.
"Silence" is Beijing Film Academy 2016 Graduation Joint Assignment. A young girl who was injured in her childhood wants to make the "secret" public when she grows up, but it is unanimously opposed by the whole family.
Acting
Bai Lan's restrained desperation — she speaks loudest when saying nothing.
Direction
Liu Mengjiao frames dinner tables like crime scenes.
Director
Liu Mengjiao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graduation films from Beijing Film Academy often tackle censored topics through family metaphors — this one's remarkably direct.
The 28-minute runtime mirrors the story: just long enough to realize you've been holding your breath.
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