The Silence (1998 film)

The Silence (Sokout)
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Directed byMohsen Makhmalbaf
Written byMohsen Makhmalbaf
Produced byMarin Karmitz
StarringTahmineh Normatova
CinematographyEbrahim Ghafori
Edited byMohsen Makhmalbaf
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
76 minutes
CountriesIran
Tajikistan
France
LanguageTajik

The Silence (Persian: سکوت, romanizedSokut, Tajik: Сукут, romanizedSukut) is an IranianTajik film from 1998. It is directed by Iranian film maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The movie is about a little boy who has the onerous task of earning money for his family, but is always enchanted and distracted by music.