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10 Reasons Everyone (Even Atheists) Will Love Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’

9. There’s Legitimate History Here Folks

In the 17th century, an Italian priest named Giuseppe Chiara, was one of several missionaries who ventured into the hostile Japanese nation in order to spread the gospel. It didn’t go well. Chiara was one of several people who showed up on Japan’s shores with peaceful (if stupid) intentions, and ended up being persecuted as a result.

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