A Question of Silence (1982)

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Country: Netherlands
Genres: Drama
Release: 1982-02-18
Director: Marleen Gorris
Writers: Marleen Gorris
Language: Dutch | English
Stars: Edda Barends , Nelly Frijda , Henriëtte Tol , Cox Habbema , Eddie Brugman , Hans Croiset , Erik Plooyer , Anna van Beers , Eric Besseling , Noa Cohen
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations
AKA: Uma Questão de Silêncio (Brazil) , Cuestión de silencio (Spain) , Et spørsmål om taushet (Norway) , A Question of Silence (Canada) , Тишина вокруг Кристине М. , Die Stille um Christine M. , De stilte rond Christine M. (Netherlands the) , A Question of Silence (United States of America) , De stilte rond Christine M. , 침묵에 대한 의문 (Korea) , Christine M. némasága (Hungary) , El silencio de Christine M. (Spain)
Plot: Three women, all strangers to each other, meet in a dress boutique. One of the three is approached by the male proprietor as she is shoplifting a garment. When he approaches her the other two join her in beating the man to death. Other female shoppers ignore the whole situation and leave when the crime is complete. The court appoints a female psychriatrist to examine the women; contrary to public opinion the psychiatrist finds they are not insane but implies the rage expressed by the crime is a result of the male dominated society. An interesting study of extreme behavior. The prisoner's cells were a revelation.
IMDB:tt0086369