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Speechless

2006 · 70 min

An intimate, emotionally raw drama about finding your voice, with a gentle romantic core and a hopeful lift.

Directed by
William R. Bryan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sufe Bradshaw, Omari Hardwick, Debbie Fan
Overview
Mia Sakamoto feels trapped physically and verbally abused by men all her life, until she crosses paths with a spoken word artist Ku James. Ku is Mia's savior, guiding her to discover her inner strength, her voice. She discovers herself as he finds unconditional love.

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Directed by
William R. Bryan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sufe Bradshaw, Omari Hardwick, Debbie Fan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • healing
  • identity
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
Sufe Bradshaw, Omari Hardwick, Debbie Fan
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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