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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Speak
"The Truth Will Change Everything."
2004 1h 33m EN
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★7.1TMDB · 554
Drama
Synopsis
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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, trying to hide her secret: that star senior Andy raped her at the party. But Melinda does manage to find solace in her art class headed by Mr. Freeman.
“The Truth Will Change Everything.”
Cast
Kristen Stewart
Melinda Sordino
Elizabeth Perkins
Joyce Sordino
Steve Zahn
Mr. Freeman
Michael Angarano
Dave Petrakis
D. B. Sweeney
Jack Sordino
Hallee Hirsh
Rachel Bruin
Robert John Burke
Mr. Neck
Allison Siko
Heather
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jessica Sharzer
- Writers
- Annie Young Frisbie, Jessica Sharzer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 22 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jessica Sharzer, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christopher Libertino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Perkins and Steve Zahn carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The Truth Will Change Everything.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0378793 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jessica Sharzer directs. Andrij Parekh behind the camera. Christopher Libertino scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Directed by Jessica Sharzer, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Christopher Libertino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Perkins and Steve Zahn carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The Truth Will Change Everything.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0378793 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrij Parekh
- Original score
- Christopher Libertino
- Production design
- Laura Ballinger
- Costume design
- Rebecca Gregg
- Makeup / hair
- Melissa Forney
- Sound
- Dave Paterson
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Speak (2004)
Also by
Jessica Sharzer
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- SP
Speak Film Inc.
- SH
Showtime Independent Films
Showtime Networks
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerJerry Offsay
- ProducerFred Berner
- ProducerMatthew Myers
- Co-ProducerJessica Sharzer
- Co-ProducerAnnie Young Frisbie
- Associate ProducerRebecca Rivo
- First Assistant DirectorDaniel J. Shaw
- GafferFrank Stubblefield
- Wardrobe SupervisorKathy Karbowski
- Production SupervisorRebecca Rivo
- Key GripBob Izzo
- Script SupervisorGloria Pichhadze
- Boom OperatorMarshall McGee
- Supervising Sound EditorDamian Volpe
- Second Assistant DirectorKathie Tull
- Key Hair StylistMelissa Forney
- Costume DesignRebecca Gregg
- Sound EditorDavid Ellinwood
- Production DesignLaura Ballinger
- Art DirectionEthan Brooke
- Sound MixerBoris Esposito
- Makeup Department HeadDarylin Nagy
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDave Paterson
- ADR MixerGonzalo Espinoza
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school
- rape
- based on novel or book
- trauma
- mute
- attraction
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2004-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
- TV2005-09-05PG-13· Showtime
Also known as
International titles
- Melindan salaisuusFI
- Le Parole non detteIT
