The Mute

Short fiction · 2019
Trailer
Stills
The Mute — classroom confrontation The Mute — aerial symbol The Mute — classroom defiance

A short fiction set in a rigid school where every student's mouth is sealed. The film follows the conflict between Cobb, who tries to break his silence, and Sam, who survives by obeying the system. With a single line of spoken dialogue across its full duration, the work examines institutional discipline, suppressed speech, and the uneasy passage by which the one who resists becomes what he once resisted.

Year
2019
Duration
08:25 Minutes
Format
16:9
Language
Mandarin
Awards
Best Film and Best Cinematography, Sichuan Film and Television University Short Film Festival

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