Locked in Silence (1999)
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.
Cast
Lydia
Jim
Bully #2
School Bus Driver
Dr. Kerry
Miss Catalain
Mr. Samuels
Hawley Adams
Psychologist
Mr. Albert
Local Farmer
Lacey
Dr. Rosenstock
Hyperactive Boy
Dr. Susan Beckman
Psych Nurse
Skinny Girl
Teenage Girl
Young Boy
Cute Girl
Josh Samuels
TV News Reporter
Sheriff Deputy
Stephen
John
Jamie
Grandma
Sheriff Haynes
Beth Ann
Bully #1
Crew
Director
Writer
Story
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Editor
Casting
Casting
Production Design
Costume Design