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The FILM: Silence is a 2016 American historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based upon the 1966 novel of the same name by the Japanese author Shsaku End. The film was shot entirely in Taipei, Taiwan, and stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, and Ciarn Hinds. The film premiered in Vatican City on November 29, 2016, and is scheduled for release in the United States on December 23, 2016. This film marks the second adaptation of Shsaku End's novel, which was previously adapted by Masahiro Shinoda into a 1971 film of the same name. The film is considered a "passion project" of Scorsese's and has been in development since 1990, two years after the release of Scorsese's most controversial film, also with strongly religious themes, The Last Temptation of Christ.