Martin Scorsese and Andrew Garfield attend the "Silence" premiere in Los Angeles (11 images)

Cast member Andrew Garfield attends the premiere of "Silence" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on January 5, 2017. Set in the seventeenth century, "Silence" tells the story of two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Catholicism - at a time when Catholicism was outlawed and their presence forbidden. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Director Martin Scorsese attends the premiere of "Silence" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on January 5, 2017.

Cast member Yosuke Kubozuka attends the premiere of "Silence" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on January 5, 2017.

Producer Irwin Winkler attends the premiere of "Silence" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on January 5, 2017.