Mute

Mute

He doesn’t need words.

R 2018 · 126 min · ★ 5.6 (1K) · Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.

Directed by Duncan Jones · Written by Damon Peoples

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