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For the last couple of months, I have been thrilled and admire how powerful the silence (usage of less dialogues) and sounds can be in today's films. They say that - Actions Speak Louder Than Words. For example, "the Tribe" Ukrainian powerful drama about deaf teenagers, or "All is Lost" intense 105minutes by Robert Redford who tries to stay alive. Or even recent hit "a quiet place" where a family forced to communicate through sign language in order to survive. In all these films audience could feel the dialogues by beautiful performances by main characters. The Chinese "Wrath of Silence" had similar effect on me.

To be honest I was surprisingly interested in the Chinese "Wrath of Silence", for me watching foreign films sometimes can be challenging, following the film and subtitles sometimes can be annoying. but after watching the half of the Xin Yukun's "Wrath of Silence" I found myself locked in it.

The "Wrath of Silence" is very well-executed thriller that gets more interesting as it goes. As an audience we all can feel for the main protagonist who is looking for his son. This unfortunate and hopeless quest is supported by powerful moments, bone-crunching action and dark humor. "Wrath of Silence" also have great storytelling, sound effects and beautifully crafted cinematography. Each shot worth thinking and analyzing twice.

The only flaws for me was the pace of the first half. I believe it was too slow and very long, and ending could be a little better, more artistic and more meaningful rather than just having kid drawing what happened. I wish we could see him drawing before a little by little and trying to tell what happened instead he was just creepy wearing the mask.

There are just too many plot holes, and the screenplay simply lacks any sense of credibility. The first half of the film is unbearably slow and long. The production design is ridiculous. Clearly, the writer-director does not know how to make a decent thriller.

The story is basically about a dumb man who seeks his missing son at all costs based on an inner faith. In the course of this search, he ends up facing a powerful owner of a mining corporation. I did not really like this movie. There is some lack of logic in some parts. At one point, I had to turn on the Quick Play mode to speed up its end. It's a bit slow and tiring. If someone asks me whether I recommend it or not my answer is NO. I do not recommend this movie.

The film show us how society l in china. who have more money, who had more power and money, even the human life, usually begin and generic Polt in first twenty minutes, but it shocked me and made me heart quickly after.

This is the best Chinese movie I've watched in 2018. Each shot and plot worth to think twice.The ending is so powerful that I can't help to spend another 30 minutes to check reviews about the movie.