The Deaf and Mute

“Silence Can Be a Lie”

A slow, atmospheric social dramedy about a group of deaf-mute characters who abduct the son of a powerful politician-businessman and retreat with him into the forest, where a tense and unexpectedly human negotiation for ransom unfolds.

Directed by Vasilii Builov
Produced by Vasilii Builov, Angelina Shchetinina
Cinematography by Vasilii Builov