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A Silent Story

(En tavs historie)

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Praha Ponrepo Cinema, Bartolomějská 11, Praha 1
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Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen, Director
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Praha Evald, Národní 28, Praha 1, Praha
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About the film

From the time Anders was 6 years old, he was sexually exploited by his 13-year-old friend, Peter. This continued for a number of years during the summer holidays. Today the adult Anders confronts Peter, and the two men engage in a challenging dialogue in which they revisit repressed memories.

This film is an intimate psychological drama about the courage to face the dark depths of one’s own soul. Driven by honesty, the film illustrates how guilt and shame are nourished by silence and cast long shadows into adulthood, but also that there is hope and light to be found in defying the pain and breaking the silence. Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen's "A Silent Story" is a deeply unusual and incomprehensibly brave film which shines a light on a taboo subject: Around one in three sexual assaults on children and adolescents are committed by other children and adolescents under the age of 18.

Title

A Silent Story

Original Title

En tavs historie

Original Language

Danish

Subtitles

English, Czech

Premiéra

International premiere

Year of Production

2023

Country of Origin

Denmark, Sweden

Length

95 min.

Tags

Children and Youth, Health, Cost of Safety, Europe

Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen
Director
Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen

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