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"Overwhelming that you would be asked to journey with him on
this kind of adventure of the soul that he's been willing to
take for the last 28 years, and to be given this role...was
confusing and humbling," said actor Andrew Garfield.
In "Silence", Garfield plays Sebastiao Rodrigues, a 17th century
Portuguese Jesuit priest who travels to Japan with a fellow
missionary in search of their mentor, Father Cristovao Ferreira,
portrayed by Liam Neeson, who has renounced his faith under
torture.
The priests arrive in Japan at a time when Catholicism is
outlawed, and face violence and persecution in their
evangelizing mission, which causes a crisis of faith.
The epic historical drama is based on the acclaimed 1966 novel
of the same name by late Japanese writer Shusaku Endo and was
shot in Taiwan.
Scorsese has said he was struck by the questions the book raises
over faith, doubt, weakness and God's role in the face of human
suffering. However, getting the screenplay right alone took the
Oscar-winning director 15 years, and finding funding proved
difficult.
The film, which runs for an unusually long 2 hours and 45
minutes, has not been included in the nominations for either the
Golden Globes or the Screen Actors Guild this year.
(Reporting by Reuters Television, Writing by Karishma Singh;
Editing by Nick Macfie)
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