Sound of Silence

Sound of Silence

Directed by Wan Li

Produced by Lian Ray Pictures, Maoyan Entertainment

2025125 min7.0 / 10

A morally complex true-crime drama about a lawyer's betrayal of his deaf community for personal gain, exploring themes of identity, corruption, and redemption.

Lawyer Li Qi, driven by greed, becomes embroiled in a fraud case against deaf individuals, abandoning his deaf family background in pursuit of fame and fortune.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sound of Silence sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Sound of Silence end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Sound of Silence scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Sound of Silence violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Sound of Silence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Sound of Silence

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sound of Silence

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sound of Silence, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sound of Silence, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sound of Silence, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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