Silence (Film Tie-In)

Father Ro rigues is an i ealistic Portuguese Jesuit priest who, in the 1640s, sets sail for Japan on a etermine mission to help the brutally oppresse Japanese Christians an to iscover the truth behin unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounce his faith. Once face with the realities of religious persecution Ro rigues himself is force to make an impossible choice: whether to aban on his flock or his Go .Winner of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize, Silence is Shusaku En o`s most highly acclaime novel an a classic of its genre. It cause major controversy in Japan following its publication in 1967.Silence will soon be a major film irecte by Martin Scorsese an starring Liam Neeson, An rew Garfiel an A am river.