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The Silences

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Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) 05/02/2016
3.5/5
The Silences is a narrative of discovery, but it doesn't trade in startling revelations or reversals: it is judicious, thoughtful, resonant. Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian 05/02/2016
3.5/5
This is an impressive and beautifully made tribute to "a sister who never spoke and a mother who never forgot". Go to Full Review Adrian Martin Film Critic: Adrian Martin 06/26/2020
Margot Nash is among Australia's finest filmmakers, and this is a beautiful, probing, intimate documentary-essay-reflection. Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 02/20/2018
3.5/5
Nash charts anguish, genealogy and domestic routines (along with her prior works) so that they intertwine into twinned life stories. It's a tender, knowing and evocative work. Go to Full Review Jim Schembri 3AW 05/14/2016
3/5
Filmmaker Margot Nash digs deep into the backstories of her parents and sisters to discover the truth behind her uncomfortable childhood. Using archival material, The Silences is a lyrical, sometimes haunting assemblage of what she found. Go to Full Review David 'Mad Dog' Bradley Rip It Up 05/11/2016
4/5
Seriously brave and sometimes awfully moving. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Margot Nash