The Great Silence

Plot Summary

Alma lives a humble and secluded life behind the walls of a contemporary Catholic convent in Denmark. As she prepares for her perpetual vows as a nun, her older brother Erik unexpectedly shows up. He is a recovering alcoholic and clearly depressed, yet Alma struggles to show him mercy, as his presence unearths a family secret she has desperately tried to suppress. With the ceremony impending, Alma begins to lose her footing and doubt whether she is worthy of the love of her God.

Top Cast

Kristine Kujath Thorp Alma / Silje

Elliott Crosset Hove Erik

Karen-Lise Mynster Mother Miriam

Petrine Agger Sister Dorothea

Lena Bondeson Agnes