The Silent Child

2017 short film directed by Chris Overton
Movie short_film Q47485807
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The Silent Child

Summary

The Silent Child is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Silent Child received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].
  • The Silent Child's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Silent Child's director is recorded as Chris Overton[5].
  • The Silent Child's screenwriter is recorded as Rachel Shenton[6].
  • The Silent Child's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Rachel Shenton[8].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Rachel Fielding[9].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Maisie Sly[10].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Philip York[11].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Anna Barry[12].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Samuel Rees[13].
  • The Silent Child's cast member is recorded as Annie Cusselle[14].
  • The Silent Child's director of photography is recorded as Ali Farahani[15].
  • The Silent Child's IMDb ID is recorded as tt6186970[16].
  • The Silent Child's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[17].
  • The Silent Child's original language of film or TV show is recorded as British Sign Language[18].
  • The Silent Child's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[19].
  • The Silent Child's review score is recorded as 8.7/10[20].
  • The Silent Child's review score is recorded as 92%[21].
  • The Silent Child's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 107414[22].
  • The Silent Child's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • The Silent Child's publication date is recorded as +2017-08-08T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Silent Child's BBC programme ID is recorded as b09rfcbz[25].
  • The Silent Child's official website is recorded as https://www.thesilentchildmovie.com/[26].
  • The Silent Child's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/the_silent_child[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Silent Child's director is recorded as Chris Overton[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Rachel Shenton[6]. Cast members include Rachel Shenton[8], Rachel Fielding[9], Maisie Sly[10], Philip York[11], Anna Barry[12], and Samuel Rees[13].

Publication

The Silent Child's publication date is recorded as +2017-08-08T00:00:00Z[24]. Original languages include English[17] and British Sign Language[18]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[7].

Reception

The Silent Child received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3]. Reviews include 8.7/10[20] and 92%[21].

Why It Matters

The Silent Child ranks in the top 3% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Silent Child receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . thesilentchildmovie.com. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . thesilentchildmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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