Movie
The Quiet
Overview
After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-09-12
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Burnt Orange Productions, Andrea Sperling Productions, Holly Wiersma Productions, Joel Michaely Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Elisha Cuthbert as Nina Deer
- Camilla Belle as Dot
- Martin Donovan as Paul Deer
- Edie Falco as Olivia Deer
- Shawn Ashmore as Connor
- Katy Mixon as Michelle Fell
- David Gallagher as Brian
- Shannon Woodward as Fiona
- Maria Cash as Mrs. Feltswatter
- Jo Baker as Myrna
- Steve Uzzell as Mr. Piln
- Ken Thomas as Officer Jim
Crew
- Jamie Babbit - Director
- Abdi Nazemian - Writer
- Micah Schraft - Writer
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