He was afraid of silence and too scared to venture outside. After writer Helmert is brutally beaten up during a walk at night, he is confronted with his own fears. Language is his only weapon in coming to terms with events.
- Director
- Pieter Fleury
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 1994
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 1995
- Length
- 30'
- Medium
- 16mm
- International title
- De taal van geweld
- Language
- Dutch
- Producers
- Golden Monkey Enterprises, Theater Rotterdam, Sophie Lambo
- Sales
- Bert Janssens