Anne Bobby, Bernadette Peters, Claire Bloom

In 1945, a young boy arrives in a small Georgia town on a bus from which his Mother was abducted and murdered. Alone he sits quietly and everyone becomes convinced that he was deaf and mute. Deciding ...( read more  read more... )that silence offered some power and protection, the boy decides to remain mute and just listens to all that is being said around him by people who thinks that he cannot hear.

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Directed by: John Ken Harrison

Release Date: November 23, 1997

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  • October 13, 2008
    TV movie I enjoyed. Quite a few well known and soon to be better known actors filling out this cast. Philosophically the story is very interesting. Being a shy, generally quiet person myself, I identified with the character when I first saw it during my high school years. If ...( read more)people feel comfortable around you, either by feeling unthreatened or by taking a position of superiority, it's amazing what you may hear. As the current plot synopsis states, silence does offer protection and a little power.
  • June 13, 2007
    wonderful movie. makes ya stop and think...what are we missing rushing thru life.
  • November 6, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that matthew modine, judith ivey, jerry o connell, frankie muniz, jake weber, james earl jones, anne bobby, bernade...( read more)tte peters, claire bloom, tom skerritt play good roles/parts thorughout this movie....i think that the director of this comedy/drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie i think that this is a really powerful drama movie 2 watch but its a good movie 2 watch
  • May 3, 2009
    So Funnnnnnyyyyyyy!! A must see
  • November 1, 2008
    10 year old Sammy Ayers (Frankie Muniz) & his mother Helen Ayres (Bernadette Peters) are on a bus trip when his mother disappearance during the bus stop at the end of the bus ride in Georgia is taken in by the bus station manager, Norm (Tom Skerritt) is adopted by Lucille (Judith...( read more) Ivey) to looks after him.

    Sammy Ayers (Matthew Modine) grows to adulthood to pretend to be deaf & mute as a self-protective device when hears many secrets & confidences. Sammy hears something harmful so, he decides to take action to protect the townspeople have become his family to reveal his secret.
  • September 21, 2008
    I know Deaf People meet with me
  • February 10, 2008
    holaaaaaaaaaa yo sordo verdad ok bien
  • August 28, 2007
    One of my favorites from Hallmark

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