The Quiet

Synopsis: 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-mute. 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.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Director(s): Jamie Babbit
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
21%
R
Year:
2005
96 min
$289,969
Website
559 Views


DOT:
All I wanted

was to be invisible.

It was a simple request.

It didn't

involve anyone else.

When I was in a room

with another person,

I felt like I was

only half there.

When I was in a room

with two other people,

I felt like

a third of myself.

When I was in a room

with three other people,

I felt like

a quarter of myself.

And when I was in

a whole crowd of people,

I felt like nobody.

(BELL RINGING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

NINA:
I hate you.

MICHELLE:
Please.

...all of those things.

Oh, I think he's hot.

Oh, Tiff Peedle told me

he only has one nut.

That's disgusting.

Tiff Peedle's

a pathological liar.

You never know.

There's only one way

to find out, really.

You're not doing that. Stop.

No. No.

Hey, Connor.

Hey, what's going on?

Nothing.

He blatantly likes you.

Do you think?

Blatantly wants to f*** you.

Oh, my God.

Frederica Diaz told me

he was a massive f***.

Frederica Diaz?

Yes.

Spanish exchange student?

Sophomore,

fall, big butt, small skirts,

homeroom 42, remember?

Yes. Right.

Yes.

What?

(GIGGLING)

God.

The freaks

don't even want her.

Your new sister is Z-list.

She's not my sister.

It's karmic law, Nina.

Your house is perfect,

your mom's a babe,

your dad's hot.

Don't be gross.

And you're

the prettiest girl in school.

Yeah, well, I'm fat.

Well,

you were bound to inherit

a retard sooner or later.

Dot.

Do you mind

if I sit down with you?

I could sure

use some company.

(WATER DRIPPING)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Come on,

we've been waiting for you.

Let's go.

F***! It's ridiculous!

Hurry up.

Where was she hiding?

She was in the bathroom.

Ugh! What a freak.

NINA:
Can't believe

my parents took her in.

When she arrived last week,

she was holding

a cardboard box

with her dad's ashes in it.

(BIRDS TWITTERING)

(WOMAN CHATTERING ON TV)

I really wish

you would accept Dot, Nina.

We're all in this together.

Whatever.

It wasn't my decision.

She's sitting right there.

So what? She can't even hear.

She can't even speak.

It's like she's a cat,

or a dog or something.

(GIGGLES)

My mom says hi.

She wanted me to tell you

that her sister

is looking

for an interior decorator,

if you're interested.

She lives in Wallingford.

Well, I will give her a call.

I'm still very

busy here, though.

I haven't even

finished the kitchen.

Or the living room,

or the dining room.

Will you help me

with dinner, Dot?

Don't touch that, please.

I'm sorry. My mom's

a total control freak.

This could be

the fabric for our new couch.

Jesus Christ, Mom,

she was just touching it.

It's not Like she has cooties

or something.

Besides, you're

letting the retarded girl

touch our food.

Be careful, Nina,

she can read lips.

Your bedroom looks great,

Mrs Deer.

I love the new curtains.

They're very dramatic.

When were you in my bedroom?

We were just getting

some lipstick, Mom.

Mr Deer did such a nice job

with this house.

It's the nicest house

in Meriden, everyone says so.

Thank you, Michelle.

(WOMAN CHATTERING ON TV)

Not Like that, Dot.

You're wasting

too much of the bean.

(MUSIC PLAYING ON TV)

I was watching the news.

Why can't we watch something

that actually affects us?

Michelle's

staying for dinner.

Not tonight, Nina.

Why, there's not enough food

with the deaf girl?

Your father's had a long day.

I'm sure he would

Like a quiet night.

Well, then,

why doesn't he

dine alone with Dot?

Paul Deer,

how nice to see you again.

Janice Feltswater.

I'm Nina's college advisor.

Parent-teacher conference.

Oh, yes.

Yes.

I've been meaning

to touch base with you.

Or your wife.

I, uh, I'm concerned.

About Nina?

About Dot.

The disabled girl

you've taken in?

She's deaf.

She seems very unhappy.

She just lost her father.

They were very close.

What about her mother?

Cancer, when Dot was seven.

Oh, tragic.

Yes.

You are so good

to have taken her in.

You're not only

a brilliant architect,

you're a good man.

Thank you.

Olivia Deer?

Yes.

Something wrong?

Oh, uh,

my wife had a root canal.

Ouch.

Antibiotics.

Well, it was nice to see you.

Good to see you.

Good night.

Tell your wife hello.

I will. Good night.

Good night.

(DOOR CLOSES)

PAUL:
Hello, Dot.

Did you have

a good day at school?

She spent most of the day

in the bathroom.

She's a total freak.

Can't you just be,

Like, her un-godparents?

PAUL:
You look nice today.

I just said

that you Look nice today.

Well, I Look Like sh*t

and I need to wash my hair.

Mom's passed out

in the Living room.

Hey, come here. Take it.

It's great.

It's, Like,

socially acceptable.

It's legalised heroin.

My mom won't notice.

P*ssy.

Hey.

Paisley.

It's hard work decorating,

Paul.

I have to rely

on the French and Italians

to send me fabrics.

Come on.

Let's get you to bed.

Come on.

Up you go.

Up.

You all right?

(MOANS)

Thanks, hon.

Stop it.

What?

Looking at me Like that.

Like what?

My hip still hurts at night.

This arrived today.

Now the room

is finally finished.

It's perfect.

Good.

I'm sorry.

About Dot.

(SIGHS)

I want her here, Olivia.

It was the right thing to do.

I should get

the girls dinner.

Don't say it Like that.

Don't imply,

every time you say

that you are

going to do something,

you are implying

I am not the one doing it.

You're tired, Olivia.

Get some sleep.

No, I'm self-aware!

I'm incredibly

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Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian is an Iranian-American author, screenwriter, and producer whose debut novel The Walk-In Closet won the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction at the 27th Lambda Literary Awards in 2015. His debut young adult novel, The Authentics, was released on August 8, 2017 by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins.Nazemian has also worked as a screenwriter, including the films Menendez: Blood Brothers, Beautiful Girl, Celeste in the City and The Quiet. As head of development for Water's End Productions, Nazemian has served as an executive producer or associate producer on numerous films, including Call Me By Your Name, It Happened In L.A., The Price, and The House of Tomorrow. more…

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