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The Silencing

The Silencing

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The Silencing

"It takes a hunter to catch a killer."

2020

1h 33m

6.5(841 votes)

Thriller

Action

Crime

Overview

A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

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Anova Pictures

Wildling Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Rayburn Swanson

Annabelle Wallis

Annabelle Wallis

Sheriff Alice Gustafson

Zahn McClarnon

Zahn McClarnon

Blackhawk

Melanie Scrofano

Melanie Scrofano

Debbie

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Brooks

Patrick Garrow

Patrick Garrow

Jim Needles

Danielle Ryan

Danielle Ryan

Dr. Patel

Shaun Smyth

Shaun Smyth

Dr. Boone

Charlotte Lindsay Marron

Charlotte Lindsay Marron

Molly

Brielle Robillard

Brielle Robillard

Gwen

Creative team

Directed by: Robin Pront
Written by: Micah Ranum
Produced by: Cybill Lui

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