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*Silent Walls*
Silent Walls
	Promotional poster
	密宅
Genre	Thriller; Drama;
Screenplay by	Kate Feng Yi-en
Story by	Nurel Anwar
Directed by	Rowena Loh, ; Wong Kuang Yong
Starring	1938:; Tasha Low; Ayden Sng; Mindee Ong; Tay Ying; Charlie Goh; 1963:; Foo Fang Rong; Shane Pow; Ferlyn Wong; 1988:; Macy Chen; Alfred Sng; Desmond Shen; Desmond Ng; 2023:; Jojo Goh [zh]; Andie Chen; Bernard Tan; Chen Shucheng
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Jean Yeo; Pedro Tan; Rowena Loh;
Production company	Ochre Pictures
Original release
Network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Release	15 March –; 11 April 2023

Silent Walls (Chinese: 密宅) is a 2023 Singaporean thriller television series telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8 and produced by Ochre Pictures. It stars Tasha Low, Ayden Sng, Mindee Ong, Tay Ying, Charlie Goh, Foo Fang Rong, Shane Pow, Ferlyn Wong, Macy Chen, Alfred Sng, Desmond Shen, Desmond Ng, Jojo Goh [zh], Andie Chen, Bernard Tan and Chen Shucheng.^[1]^[2]^[3] The series centres around a mansion and the lives of its occupants in 1938, 1963, 1988 and 2023.^[4]^[5]

Cast

1938

1963

1988

2023

Controversy

The 1988 storyline features a gay relationship between Kai De (played by Alfred Sun) and his much older dance instructor boyfriend Nigel (played by Adam Chen). Nigel eventually dies from an unspecified sexually transmitted disease, which is heavily implied to be AIDs.

Silent Walls was criticised by the LGBT community in Singapore for perpetuating harmful gay stereotypes. Most notable, LGBT media platform Dear Straight People condemned the storyline for perpetuating the notion that gay men are predators and have sexually transmitted diseases.^[6]

In response to the criticism, Mediacorp Channel 8 issued a statement insisting that 'they didn't set out to perpetuate any stereotypes'.^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominees	Result	Ref
2023	Asian Academy Creative Awards	Best Promo or Trailer (national winner - Singapore)	Silent Walls trailer	Won	^[8]
	Asian Academy Creative Awards	Best Single Drama / Telemovie / Anthology Episode	Silent Walls – 2023	Won	^[8]
	ContentAsia Awards	Best Asian Feature Film/Telemovie	Silent Walls – 2023 Telemovie	Nominated	^[9]
	ContentAsia Awards	Best Asian Feature Film/Telemovie	Silent Walls – 1938 Telemovie	Nominated	^[9]