Andrew Garfield lost 40 lbs so that he can realistically played his role as a Jesuit priest who underwent massive starvation in their mission to Japan to rescue his mentor. According to the actor, losing such massive amount of weight has never been a burden to him, just part of the journey.
'Silence' is a spiritual movie by Martin Scorsese. This film is based on the novel 'Silence' and it is shot in Taipei and Taiwan.