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Speak

2004 · 93 min

A quiet, painful watch that stays with you, anchored by a raw performance and a slow, honest look at trauma and finding your voice.

Tagline
The Truth Will Change Everything.
Overview
Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles, she folds into herself.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jessica Sharzer
Written by
Jessica Sharzer, Annie Young Frisbie
Starring
Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Zahn, Michael Angarano, D. B. Sweeney, Hallee Hirsh, Robert John Burke, Allison Siko
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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