Speak [DVD] / Showtime Independent Films presents a Fred Berner films production ; cinematography, Andrij Parekh ; co-producers, Annie Young Frisbie, Jessica Sharzer ; executive producer, Jerry Offsay ; produced by Fred Berner, Matthew Myers ; screenplay by Jessica Sharzer, Annie Young Frisbie ; directed by Jessica Sharzer.
Originally broadcast on Showtime in 2004. Based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Special features: Commentary with director Jessica Sharzer and author Laurie Halse Anderson; behind the scenes, director of photography, Sophie Barthes; Penguin Books study guide; message from RAINN; learn more about the book Speak; filmographies. Kristen Stewart, Michael Angarano, Robert John Burke, Hallee Hirsh, Eric Lively, Leslie Lyles, Elizabeth Perkins, Allison Siko, D.B. Sweeney, Steve Zahn.
Summary:
Speak unfolds a story about Melinda, a smart and spirited high school freshman who retreats into self-imposed silence after she is raped one night at a party. Eventually through her work in art class, she begins to reach out to others.
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