The Still Point (1986)

Directed by

Barbara Boyd-Anderson

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 15-year-old deaf girl named Sarah tries to break free from her mother's protective bubble. She begins to accept her identity and step out of isolation.

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What happens

The Still Point is a 1986 Australian film directed by Barbara Boyd-Anderson. Sarah (Nadine Garner), a 15-year-old girl with a hearing impairment, is trying to emerge from the sheltered world her mother has created for her. In doing this, she puts aside the self-imposed isolation of her deafness, and learns the value of her own identity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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