By Martin Scorcese, Jay Cocks, Shūsaku Endō, Andrew Garfield, Liam N TROY SAYS:
Great 7.9
"PROs: No profanity. No sex. Faithfully depicts the dilemma faced by Christians in non-Christian countries—in this case, the Kakure Kirishitan (‘Hidden Christians’) of Japan. Beautiful cinematography. Superb acting.
CONs: Lots of brutal killings. Confuses Catholicism with Christianity. Probably presents Jesuit priests in a better-than-realistic light. Ends down, after spending 2 hours building up the expectation that the priest will honor his faith, the priest apostatizes and lives out his life in shame and sadness." GENIE SAYS:
