The Bay of Silence

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The Bay of Silence

2020

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

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Will believes his wife Rosalind is innocent of their son's suspected murder, only to discover the devastating truth behind her past links her to another unsolved crime.

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Critics Consensus

The Bay of Silence's committed performances may be enough for thriller fans, but its twist heavy plot adds up to a muddled affair.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

09/24/2020

2/5

You search for emotion in the faces of the actors: howling grief, rage, confusion, mild irritation with the preposterous plot. Nothing. Not even a twitch.

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Odie Henderson

RogerEbert.com

08/14/2020

1/4

Being jerked around by a thriller can be fun, but there are more red herrings in this movie than there are fish in the sea. They all stink.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

08/13/2020

There is less to "The Bay of Silence" than meets the eye.

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

10/15/2022

2.5/4

If [Paula van der Oest's] film isn't quite the disaster its reputation might suggest, it doesn't add up to a whole lot, despite the filmmaker's attempts to grapple with serious issues like mental illness and sexual abuse.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

09/02/2022

1/5

The Bay of Silence has a plot and reveal so weak it would not qualify for a below-average episode of Law & Order.

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

03/30/2021

Sleepy and miserable. A thriller without thrills.

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Jeffrey P

06/25/2023

A complex plot where the cruxes are not bad or uninteresting. It is slow to progress and does take awhile to get into, but once doing so, curiosity piques interest to maintain focus and attention.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown 11/05/2021

This mom has a backstory that comes out after she stops taking her meds and their son mysteriously dies when she disappears with him. The movie tries to cram so many turns in, it loses its direction entirely.

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andrea c

@Charst 08/08/2021

L'incipit della storia e il montaggio del preludio che crea la trama sono semplicemente imbarazzanti e rovinano in maniera irreparabile la parte rimanente. Nel finale la sceneggiatura acquista qualità e imprevedibilità seppur toccando in maniera superficiale alcune tematiche molto delicate.

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04/17/2021

Seemed odd to me that all the secondary characters in the film were so nonchalant towards the father about wanting to know how his son died . Not a bad movie though but leans towards the side of mediocrity 2.8

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01/26/2021

Decent enough story, and I was expecting so much given the decent cast, but it does fall short. The plot is gripping, but the dialogue really let's it down making it lumber from scene to scene.

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01/22/2021

Multiple plot problems - not believable. Dead child you can see it's a plastic doll. Wouldn't waste your time watching. Learnt nothing!

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Synopsis

Will believes his wife Rosalind is innocent of their son's suspected murder, only to discover the devastating truth behind her past links her to another unsolved crime.

Director: Paula van der Oest
Producer: Patrick Beharelle
Screenwriter: Caroline Goodall
Production Co: Imperative Entertainment, So What Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2020
Runtime: 1h 20m

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