The Silent Treatment
What if past love doesn't take place between two people, but becomes a complex jigsaw of the past that draws in different lives.
The Silent Treatment is a story about three characters whose lives are imprisoned in each other’s past.As a victim from Stockholm syndrome, the 18-year-old Belgian girl Tess has developed an obsession with her allegedly kidnapper, the 43-year-old Hungarian Szabolcs.Through the actions of his partner, the 34-year-old Hungarian Andrea, Tess will finally find her peace.
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The Silent Treatment is a story about three characters whose lives are imprisoned in each other’s past. As a victim from Stockholm syndrome, the 18-year-old Belgian girl Tess has developed an obsession with her allegedly kidnapper, the 43-year-old Hungarian Szabolcs. Through the actions of his partner, the 34-year-old Hungarian Andrea, Tess will finally find her peace. Andrea will help the young woman in changing her distorted relationship from obsessional love to a peaceful mind.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $2M
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- Release date
- Oct 10, 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English, Hungarian
- Country
- Belgium, Germany
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