The Pact of Silence
Le Pacte du silence
Release: 2003-03-05
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 5.7
Mystery
Thriller
Everyone has a secret. Twins Sarah and Gaëlle near 25; for ten years, Sarah has been a fundamentalist Carmelite in a Brazilian convent, and Gaëlle has been in prison for a heinous crime. Sarah comes to the attention of Fr. Joachim, a priest and physician; he can find no cause for her debilitating abdominal pain. When Sarah and he are transferred to Paris, Joachim looks for Gaëlle, now on probation and finding no respite from society's approbation. An enterprising reporter is digging into Gaëlle's life, the mother superior of Sarah's convent hovers over her, and Joachim investigates the phenomenon of twin's symmetry. Is there any release from the past?
Production Countries
France
Portugal
Cast
Gérard Depardieu
as Joachim
Élodie Bouchez
as Sarah
Carmen Maura
as Mère Emmanuelle
Isaac Sharry
as Morel
Patrícia Bull
as La mère de l'enfant noyé
Teresa Madruga
as La matonne
Augusto Portela
as Le policier
Orlando Costa
as Le chauffeur hôtel
Miguel Hurst
as L'interne
Manuela Gourary
Lucinda Loureiro
as La gardienne de prison
Elsa Wallencamp
as La religieuse carmel
Patrice Cols
as Le collègue de Chaumelle
Philippe du Janerand
as Chaumelle, le scientifique
Hervé Pierre
as Marcel
Isabelle Candelier
as La psychiatre
Wojciech Pszoniak
as L'archevêque
Anne Le Ny
as La soeur infirmière
Tsilla Chelton
as Mère Joseph
Estelle Larrivaz
as La soeur archiviste
Marie-Sohna Condé
as Mica
Crew
Roselyne Bosch
Screenplay
Marc-Antoine Beldent
Sound
Patrick Blossier
Director of Photography
Benoît Lestang
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Emmanuel Pitois
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Emmanuel Augeard
Sound Editor
Alain Goldman
Producer
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
António da Cunha Telles
Executive Producer
Alexis Kinebanyan
Special Effects Makeup Artist