20 Essential Movie Moments That Will Define 2016
2. Father Ferreira Is Found - Silence
The Moment: Portuguese Jesuit Catholic priests Sebastião Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Francisco Garrpe (Adam Driver) finally track down their mentor, Father Cristóvão Ferreira (Liam Neeson), after searching for him across Japan amid rumours that he has abandoned his faith.
Why It Will Define 2016: Because it's Scorsese, and this serves up Neeson's most promising role in quite a few years. While we won't go into the particular spoilers of Shusaku Endo's novel, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that things are far from pleasant when the priests finally meet Ferreira, and this will give all involved a magnificent opportunity to craft one of 2016's most thoughtfully provocative dramas.
Whatever side of the faith spectrum you're on, you'll likely find some compelling food-for-thought to take away from this challenging and philosophical tale.