Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/25/2006(USA
Release Date: 02/13/2007
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/KO
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures

A withdrawn, deaf, and mute teen adopted by her godparents following the death of her single father finds that life in her dysfunctional new home can be quite deadly in But I'm a Cheerleader director Jamie Babbit's slick and tense teen thriller. The last word Dot (Camilla Belle) ever spoke was when her mother died at the age of seven. Subsequently thrust into a world of silence as a result of her catastrophic loss, Dot lives in a world of withdrawn solitude. When the death of her father renders the muted teen both homeless and orphaned, her suburban godparents, Paul (Martin Donovan) and Olivia Deer (Edie Falco) readily agree to take Dot in and ensure that she has a place to stay as she finishes her high-school education. All is not well in the Deer household, however, and after being rejected and ridiculed by the couple's teenage daughter, Nina (Elisha Cuthbert), Dot soon becomes something of a human confessional to the troubled souls that surround her. From father Paul's twisted incestuous longings to mother Olivia's pill-popping excess and daughter Nina's murderous plan to do away with her leering dad, everyone has something to say to the girl who can say nothing. With Nina's prominent social life quickly unraveling and tensions within the household threatening to explode into violence, Dot is about to reveal that she has a few secrets of her own that are sure to complicate matters.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Elisha Cuthbert - Nina
Camilla Belle - Dot
Edie Falco - Olivia
Martin Donovan - Paul
Katy Mixon - Michelle
Shawn Ashmore - Connor
David Gallagher - Brian
Shannon Woodward - Fiona

Production:
Jamie Babbit - Director
Carolyn Pfeiffer Andrea Sperling Joel Michaely Holly Wiersma - Producer
Jeff Rona - Composer
Joan Sobel - Editor
Micah Schraft Abdi Nazemian - Screen Writer
Tom McArdle - Additional Editing
Elisha Cuthbert - Associate Producer
Barbara Fiorentino - Casting
M. David Mullen - Cinematographer
Aimee Kandl - Costume Designer
Thomas Schatz - Executive Producer
Daniel J. Shaw - First Assistant Director
John Frick - Production Designer
James Fowler - Set Decorator
Andrew Gohn - Sound/Sound Designer
Nazemian Schraft - Associate Producer

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2006 Women Film Critics Circle