Os Olhos da Ásia

Os Olhos da Ásia
Directed byJoão Mário Grilo
Screenplay byJoão Mário Grilo
Paulo Filipe
Based onSilence
by Shūsaku Endō
Produced byPaulo Branco
Toru Aisawa
StarringGeraldine Chaplin
João Perry
CinematographyJean-Paul Rosa da Costa
Edited byChristian Dior
Music byJorge Arriagada
Release date
  • April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11) (Portugal)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesPortugal
France
Germany
LanguagesPortuguese
Japanese

Os Olhos da Ásia (Portuguese: The Eyes of Asia) is a 1996 Portuguese historical drama film directed by João Mário Grilo, who also co-wrote the script with Paulo Filipe. It is partially based on the novel Silence by Shūsaku Endō. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival on 15 August 1996 where it was also nominated for the Golden Leopard. The film was released in Portugal on 11 April 1997.