Speak (2004)
- Directed by
- Jessica Sharzer
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 535 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A high school freshman stops speaking after she is sexually assaulted at a party. The film follows her struggle to cope with the trauma while navigating social isolation and school life.
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What happens
Speak is a 2004 American coming-of-age teen drama film written and directed by Jessica Sharzer in her feature directorial debut, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson. Starring Kristen Stewart, Michael Angarano, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D. B. Sweeney, and Steve Zahn, the film follows Melinda Sordino (Stewart), a high school freshman who stops talking after senior student Andy Evans (Lively) rapes her at a party. Speak premiered out of competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2004, and was broadcast on Showtime and Lifetime on September 5, 2005. The film received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Stewart's performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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