The Silencing


The Silencing is a 2020 American-Canadian action-thriller film, directed by Robin Pront, from a screenplay by Micah Ranum. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Annabelle Wallis. The film is about a hunter and police sheriff who track down a murderer who may have kidnapped the hunter's daughter years ago.
It was released through DirecTV Cinema on July 16, 2020, and is scheduled to have a VOD release on August 14, 2020, by Saban Films.

Cast

In May 2018, it was announced Nikolaj Coster-Waldau had joined the cast of the film, with Anders Engstom directing from a screenplay by Micah Ranum. In February 2019, Annabelle Wallis joined the cast of the film, with Robin Point directing the film, replacing Engstom. In April 2019, Hero Fiennes Tiffin joined the cast of the film. In May 2019, Melanie Scrofano, Zahn McClarnon and Shaun Smyth joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography occurred in May 2019 in Canada.

Release

The film was scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, however the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after, Saban Films acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released in the United States through DirecTV Cinema on July 16, 2020, and is scheduled to release to video on demand on August 14, 2020. It is scheduled to be released in Canada on August 14, 2020.