Silent Cry is a British

United Kingdom

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 thriller film directed by Julian Richards

Julian Richards (director)

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, starring Emily Woof

Emily Woof

Emily Woof , is an English actress and author, known for her roles in such films as The Full Monty, The Woodlanders, Velvet Goldmine, Wondrous Oblivion, Silent Cry and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse....

, Douglas Henshall

Douglas Henshall

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, Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

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, Clive Russell

Clive Russell

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, Kevin Whately

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, Craig Kelly (actor)

Craig Kelly (actor)

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 and released in 2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

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Synopsis

The main character, Rachel, is devastated to learn her newborn has died shortly after birth, but she begins to suspect the baby has been abducted. Certain that there's only one way to find out the truth, Rachel returns to the hospital. Here she encounters the menacing Dennis Betts and in an attempt to flee from him, she ís forced to hide in a car belonging to Daniel Stone, a hospital porter. Initially reluctant to help, Daniel's conscience eventually gets the better of him. The plot thickens further with the death of Rachel's best friend Annie and the discovery that Dennis Betts is actually a policeman, with his own very personal reasons for pursuing Rachel. As Rachel and Daniel race through London's nightscape, desperate to stay one step ahead of Betts, every discovery unleashes further hell, extending way beyond the disappearance of Rachel's baby. Their only solid lead seems to be Joanne, a young prostitute, whose own baby provides a link. But with Betts systematically eliminating anyone in his way, a further web of conspiracy unfolds and Rachel and Daniel are led to her old family doctor, Robert Barrum

Release

In 2003 Silent Cry was broadcast in the UK by Channel 5, Germany by ZDF

ZDF

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...

 with the title 'Albtraum ohne Ende', Eastern Europe and Latin America by HBO.

Silent Cry is available on DVD in Australia where it was released by DV1 Entertainment, Germany where it was released by Starmedia with the title 'Schrei in der Dunkelheit' and Sweden where it was released by Horsecreek Entertainment with the title 'Allt Har Ett Pris'

Awards

• Gold Remi Award - WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
• Best Actress - Love Is Folly Film Festival, Vanya, Bulgaria.
• Best Actress - Bruxelles Film Festival, Belgium.

Festivals

• Welsh International Film Festival - Cardiff, UK
• Fantasporto
  Fantasporto
  Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from...
  
   Film Festival - Portugal
• WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival - USA
• Commonwealth Film Festival - Manchester, UK
• Fantasy Filmfest - Germany
• Malibu Film Festival - USA
• Cairo International Film Festival - Egypt
• Valencia International Film Festival - Spain
• Bradford Film Festival - UK