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

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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