Speak

Based On the book by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak is a 2004 American coming-of-age teen drama film written and directed by Jessica Sharzer in her feature directorial debut, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson. Starring Kristen Stewart, Michael Angarano, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D. B. Sweeney, and Steve Zahn, the film follows Melinda Sordino (Stewart), a high school freshman who stops talking after senior student Andy Evans (Lively) rapes her at a party. Speak premiered out of competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2004, and was broadcast on Showtime and Lifetime on September 5, 2005. The film received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Stewart's performance.

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Release date:

January 20, 2004

Director:

Jessica Sharzer

Cast:

Kristen Stewart, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D. B. Sweeney

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2004 in adaptations