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Summary This documentary about an ascetic monastery is one of the most mesmerizing and poetic chronicles of spirituality ever created. More meditation than documentary, it's a rare, transformative theatrical experience for all. (Zeitgeist Films)

Directed By: Philip Gröning

Into Great Silence
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
78
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 10 User Ratings
3.2
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Summary This documentary about an ascetic monastery is one of the most mesmerizing and poetic chronicles of spirituality ever created. More meditation than documentary, it's a rare, transformative theatrical experience for all. (Zeitgeist Films)

Directed By: Philip Gröning

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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5% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
19 Reviews
0% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 10 User Ratings
3.2
30% Positive
3 Ratings
0% Mixed
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70% Negative
7 Ratings

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Production Company ARTE, Bavaria Film, Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Cine Plus Filmproduktion, Cine Plus, Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion, Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI), Ventura Film, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Feb 28, 2007
Duration 2 h 49 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline A unique, transcendent and transporting cinematic event
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
6 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
German Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination