The Silence

In the gripping German thriller "The Silence," a young girl's disappearance forces those involved in a decades-old murder case to confront their past. Thirteen years after an 11-year-old schoolgirl was brutally raped and murdered in a rural town, her bicycle is found in the same spot where another girl's bike had been left behind 23 years earlier. As a new investigation unfolds, senior detective Krischan Mittich must navigate his complicated feelings about the original case to unravel the truth behind Sinikka's disappearance. With each twist and turn, the film builds towards a shocking revelation that exposes the dark secrets of two small-town pedophiles.