Honestly, this movie has had so much impact, all around the world. And I can see why. The topic this movie addresses, the abuse and dehumanization of the diabled, is something so explicit, something that wouldn't be publicly shown in Korea and it applies to the whole entire world.The seriousness of such a topic is just utterly mind blowing. The impact this movie has had however is a turn for the better. Silenced has had so many views in box office and so many people have come together to try to persuade the government for new legislature defending minors' and the impaired's rights that change has happened. The "Dogani Law" was passed in Korea, protecting the rights of impaired children. Many newspapers and papers have reviewed the movie saying that it is a huge impact on the future human rights of Korea, possibly even of the world. Here's a short synopsis:
Taking place at a deaf school in remote town Mujin, new art teacher Kang Inho (played by Gong Yoo) come to teach. But barely through his first day, he is struck by the eeriness of the school. The kids are very closed and ignore or avoid him. His introduction to the principal and the principal's twin, Chief Lee, is a also a bit unnerving. And at night, as he is leaving the school, he hears what he thinks are the screams of a child. However, he is only told that the children make strange noises because they are deaf. But witnessing the brutal treatment of one of the hearing impaired children by the school's "residence counselor", Inho begins to discover the school's dark secrets.
