The Quiet

"Isn't it time everyone hears your secrets?"

Jul 23 2021 R 1h 36m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.

Plot

Following the death of her father, a teenage Dot moves into the home of her godparents and their teenage daughter Nina. Dot arrives wrapped up in the silence of being deaf. She finds a different kind of silence waiting for her in her new home, for this home is a place with a dark secret involving Nina and her father. At first, Dot and Nina seem to be polar opposites. However, they gradually realize how much they have in common. Bringing them together catalyzes a series of events in which both reveal their secrets and shed their double lives. A violent consummation almost destroys them. Yet they find hope for the future in the quiet after the storm.

Written by

Abdi Nazemian, Micah Schraft

Directed by

Jamie Babbit

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sony Pictures Classics, Destination Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
17,891
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
29
Popularity
NA