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The Silent Forest
The Silent Forest (Chinese: 無聲; lit. 'silence') is a 2020 Taiwanese social psychological thriller drama film directed by Ko Chien-Nien. The film was inspired by a real-life sexual abuse scandal at National Tainan Special School, a Taiwanese school for the deaf. It was nominated for 8 Golden Horse Awards and won 2 awards, for Best New Performer and Best Sound Effects. The film released in Taiwan on 15 October 2020. The film will be exclusively released on HowPro+ and Disney+ Hotstar in Malaysia on 1 June 2021, and in Thailand on 30 June 2021.
A teenage boy, Chang Cheng (Tzu-Chuan Liu), chases an old man and begins beating him in front of police officers. The officers pull Chang Cheng off the old man. They don't understand the boy and takes him to the police station. They discover he is deaf. One of the teachers from the school for the hearing impaired, Mr. Wang (Kuan-Ting Liu), arrives and helps Chang Cheng communicate. Chang Cheng accuses the old man of stealing his wallet on the train, but the cops claim that the old man found the wallet and that it was all a misunderstanding. Mr. Wang tells the cops that Chang Cheng is sorry, to get him out of trouble. Chang Cheng asks Mr. Wang if he believes him; Mr. Wang responds that he tends to believe the deaf.
Mr. Wang takes Chang Cheng to his new school and suggests he attend the school dance that night. Chang Cheng, not knowing anyone at school, is left alone. Eventually he is pulled into the crowd and dances, enjoying himself.
Chang Cheng notices classmate Bei Bei (Buffy Chen) on the bus to school. He watches her chat and laugh with her friends. In class, Chang Cheng continues to watch Bei Bei. When he sees her acting strangely, he throws paper at her and asks what she's doing. She tells him she's holding her breath. That night, Chang Cheng gets out of bed and sees lights flashing in the bathroom. It is Bei Bei flashing a light from down below. She tells him to come out. They go to the school swimming pool. Chang Cheng asks about the lights, and Bei Bei says they are just playing. She dives into the pool to avoid his questions. She wants to learn to swim.
On the bus the next day, Chang Cheng looks for Bei Bei and sees sweaters hung up as a screen. He heads to the back of the bus and finds a group of boys holding Bei Bei down and raping her. The leader of the group, Xiao Guang (Kim Hyeon-Bin), motions to Chang Cheng to keep mum. The boys continue to rape Bei Bei as she cries and throw a sweater over her head. Chang Cheng watches in horror before fleeing. The bus chaperone notices the rape, but stays silent. That night, Chang Cheng's mother asks if he's made any friends and if he likes his new school. Chang Cheng nods.
Chang Cheng watches Bei Bei play soccer at school with the boys who raped her. That night, the boys drag Chang Cheng out of bed. Xiao Guang tells him that they should play together. The boys try to force Chang Cheng into the bathroom, but the alarm goes off, and the boys scatter. Chang Cheng goes to the pool with Bei Bei. He asks if she set off the alarm and asks why she still plays with the boys and hasn't told the teachers. Bei Bei says he should stay silent or the boys will bully him. She says the boys are nice to her most of the time, but she doesn't like it when they rape her. She suggests that Chang Cheng bully her with them, so he won't be alone.
Chang Cheng tells Mr. Wang about the rape, then takes Bei Bei off the bus and brings her to Mr. Wang. Bei Bei, at first reluctant to "betray" the boys, tell Mr. Wang the truth.
In a flashback, a boy sits next to Bei Bei on the bus and grows aggressive as she tries to push him away. He sexually assaults her. Another female student tries to help her, but the boys push her away, as does the teacher at the front of the bus. After the boy rapes Bei Bei, she writes down what happened and tells a female teacher. The teacher gaslights her and claims that the boys are good kids and would never hurt her. Bei Bei looks defeated.
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The Silent Forest
The Silent Forest (Chinese: 無聲; lit. 'silence') is a 2020 Taiwanese social psychological thriller drama film directed by Ko Chien-Nien. The film was inspired by a real-life sexual abuse scandal at National Tainan Special School, a Taiwanese school for the deaf. It was nominated for 8 Golden Horse Awards and won 2 awards, for Best New Performer and Best Sound Effects. The film released in Taiwan on 15 October 2020. The film will be exclusively released on HowPro+ and Disney+ Hotstar in Malaysia on 1 June 2021, and in Thailand on 30 June 2021.
A teenage boy, Chang Cheng (Tzu-Chuan Liu), chases an old man and begins beating him in front of police officers. The officers pull Chang Cheng off the old man. They don't understand the boy and takes him to the police station. They discover he is deaf. One of the teachers from the school for the hearing impaired, Mr. Wang (Kuan-Ting Liu), arrives and helps Chang Cheng communicate. Chang Cheng accuses the old man of stealing his wallet on the train, but the cops claim that the old man found the wallet and that it was all a misunderstanding. Mr. Wang tells the cops that Chang Cheng is sorry, to get him out of trouble. Chang Cheng asks Mr. Wang if he believes him; Mr. Wang responds that he tends to believe the deaf.
Mr. Wang takes Chang Cheng to his new school and suggests he attend the school dance that night. Chang Cheng, not knowing anyone at school, is left alone. Eventually he is pulled into the crowd and dances, enjoying himself.
Chang Cheng notices classmate Bei Bei (Buffy Chen) on the bus to school. He watches her chat and laugh with her friends. In class, Chang Cheng continues to watch Bei Bei. When he sees her acting strangely, he throws paper at her and asks what she's doing. She tells him she's holding her breath. That night, Chang Cheng gets out of bed and sees lights flashing in the bathroom. It is Bei Bei flashing a light from down below. She tells him to come out. They go to the school swimming pool. Chang Cheng asks about the lights, and Bei Bei says they are just playing. She dives into the pool to avoid his questions. She wants to learn to swim.
On the bus the next day, Chang Cheng looks for Bei Bei and sees sweaters hung up as a screen. He heads to the back of the bus and finds a group of boys holding Bei Bei down and raping her. The leader of the group, Xiao Guang (Kim Hyeon-Bin), motions to Chang Cheng to keep mum. The boys continue to rape Bei Bei as she cries and throw a sweater over her head. Chang Cheng watches in horror before fleeing. The bus chaperone notices the rape, but stays silent. That night, Chang Cheng's mother asks if he's made any friends and if he likes his new school. Chang Cheng nods.
Chang Cheng watches Bei Bei play soccer at school with the boys who raped her. That night, the boys drag Chang Cheng out of bed. Xiao Guang tells him that they should play together. The boys try to force Chang Cheng into the bathroom, but the alarm goes off, and the boys scatter. Chang Cheng goes to the pool with Bei Bei. He asks if she set off the alarm and asks why she still plays with the boys and hasn't told the teachers. Bei Bei says he should stay silent or the boys will bully him. She says the boys are nice to her most of the time, but she doesn't like it when they rape her. She suggests that Chang Cheng bully her with them, so he won't be alone.
Chang Cheng tells Mr. Wang about the rape, then takes Bei Bei off the bus and brings her to Mr. Wang. Bei Bei, at first reluctant to "betray" the boys, tell Mr. Wang the truth.
In a flashback, a boy sits next to Bei Bei on the bus and grows aggressive as she tries to push him away. He sexually assaults her. Another female student tries to help her, but the boys push her away, as does the teacher at the front of the bus. After the boy rapes Bei Bei, she writes down what happened and tells a female teacher. The teacher gaslights her and claims that the boys are good kids and would never hurt her. Bei Bei looks defeated.