In today's malevolent world, the banal incident of three unknown women teaming up to beat a male dress boutique owner to death would not at all raise eyebrows. However, close to three decades ago it created quite a sensation in Holland. Taking this absurd incident into account, Dutch director Marleen Gorris set out to make "De Stilte Rond Christine M"/A question of silence. The silence in question is that of one of the three women who opens up to some extent towards the end. The film is a good eye opener about the release of frustrations felt by three different albeit ordinary women from diverse educational as well as socioeconomic backgrounds. The story is counter balanced with the introduction of a fourth character, a psychiatrist whose objective is to prove that these women do possess sound minds even though they have taken part in a senseless killing. Although she wins the battle for these hapless women but ends up losing a major war with her lawyer husband. As a piece of entertainment-A question of silence succeeds with its focus on flashbacks and good music. It does not give everything to viewers by preparing them to get to know the story better. For example: there is a documentary cinema type feel in some good shots of the women's prison. As a lesson about the inequality of sexes, this film suffers due to its ambiguous standpoint. It is neither pro women nor anti men. However, it is worth having a quick glance if one wishes to watch a Dutch film which has been considered a cult classic for many years.