In the 17th century, two Jesuit missionaries, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francisco Garupe, travel from Portugal to Japan in hopes of finding their mentor, Father Ferreira, who has disappeared following a wave of persecution against Christians. As they venture deeper into the country, they face not only a hostile environment but also dilemmas of faith and resistance. The narrative revolves around the search for evidence of faith in a world where beliefs are brutally persecuted, and people are forced to trample on their own religion to survive.
Rodrigues and Garupe, risking everything, attempt to assist a small group of Christians living in secret, grappling with the oppression of feudal lords and the cruel determination of the Japanese regime. As the two men find themselves caught between their fervent faith and the fading hope of their congregants, their convictions are tested in ways they never imagined. Rodrigues, in particular, confronts the silent presence of God in his life and, in the most critical moments, questions whether faith can truly withstand the trials of suffering and betrayal. In a journey filled with introspection, pain, and revelations, the missionaries must find a way to reconcile their belief with the harsh reality surrounding them, even as the voice of their faith seems to fade amidst the silence of human suffering.