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[[File: Silence 1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Martin ScorseseThe Silence]]__NOTOC__Was the movie Silence historically accurate? Martin Scorsese is acknowledged to be one of the giants of modern cinema. He is mainly known for his movies on gangsters, but he has had a life-long fascination with spiritual themes. This is evident in his movie The Last Temptation of Christ. Scorsese worked on the movie Silence for over twenty years, and it was a labor of love. It is based on a novel by Shūsaku Endō, which narrated the fate of Christian missionaries in Japan in the 17th century. The movie stared Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Nesson and leading Japanese actors such as Tadanobu Asano. The movie's screenplay was written by Jay Cocks, who consulted with the English translator of the works of Endō. Silence was a flop at the box-office and it only received one Oscar nomination. However, the work was well-received by critics. In this article, there is a discussion of the historicity of the movie.