Silent City

"Passion doesn't need a language"

Oct 4 2012 Not Rated 1h 30m
Drama, Fantasy

A young Dutch woman, Rosa, comes to Japan to learn the art of preparing fish from Master Hon, the best fish-chef in the world. Against her expectation Rosa has to work in the cleaning-kitchen, together with other unpaid novices. Here begins her lonely journey through the alien and hierarchic world of the famous fish restaurant.

Plot

A psychological portrait of a young European woman who faces the harsh loneliness of Tokyo in order to master the secrets of the Japanese art of filleting fish.

Written by

Threes Anna

Directed by

Threes Anna

Cast

Laurence Roothooft, Makoto Makita, Shinji Otani

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium

Production Companies

KeyFilm, Samsa Film

Languages

Nederlands, English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
253
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA