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Three Women, strangers with no premeditated thoughts kill a male shopkeeper in the middle of the day, a female psychiatrist (Cox Habbema) is assigned to the case to find out why. This provocative, radical, acclaimed feminist film was a hit both in Holland and abroad when it was released in theaters and is a feminist classic today, directed by Marleen Gorris of the Oscar winning "Antonio's Line."

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Bonus Materials

• 2K HD Transfer (from 35mm print) and Restoration
• Original LPCM 2.0 Mono track
• Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono track
• Audio Commentary by Film Scholar Patricia Pisters
• Interview with director Marleen Gorris (Cinevisie, 1982)
• Interview with actress Cox Habbema (Cinevisie, 1982)
• Polygoon Journal Newsreel (1982)
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Dual Layered Disc
• IN DUTCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Sales Points

• Theatrical re-release as of April 2022 in Arthouses by AGFA
• Winner Golden Calf, best Dutch film 1982
• Winner Grand Prix, Créteil International Women’s 
Film Festival, 1982
• Listed in top 10’s most important feminist films of all time
• For the first time on Blu-ray (Worldwide) & DVD (North America)
• The debut film of the director of the Oscar winning film Antonia’s Line.

Press Quotes

A riveting and controversial movie...a must see!

     —Los Angeles Times

A shocker all right, a terse provocative movie...

     —New York Daily News

One of the more delicious and absorbing dramas to be sound on the screen. A thriller that becomes a deeply human, poignant drama.

     —San Francisco Chronicle

A Question of Silence is a stunning piece of work

     —Greg Walton, Movieline Online

most impactful/thought-provoking drama

     —ROGER BATTY, Musique Machine

worthy of multiple viewings.

     —GARY TOOZE, DVD Beaver