Locked in Silence

Overview

A story of a young boy who becomes an elective mute after witnessing what he believes to be the killing by his older brother of a teenage boy. The young boy's brother then tells him not to say anything because of the trouble it would cause in the family... so he doesn't say anything again. The problem is that the young boy so enjoys his acceptance by others of his mutism that it brings his family, a loving and caring farm family, to the brink of financial ruin in medical and psychological costs to cure him. Based on a true story, this is the intelligent telling of a family in crisis, and the work of doctors in dealing with this mental illness.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1999

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Allegra Denton,Elle Downs,Kyle Fairlie,Dorothy Gordon,Cody Jones,Nina Shock,Bonnie Bedelia,Dan Hedaya,Ron Gabriel,Guy Sanvidoand 20 more

Director

Bruce Pittman

Writer

David A. Simons,Dalene Young

Producer

David A. Simons

Cinematography

Michael Storey

Music

Gary Chang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0183415