The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 7,030 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
89 audience votes
Key crew
- Chris OvertonDirector
- Rachel ShentonWriter
- Amir KonjaniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Maisie SlyLibby
- Rachel ShentonJoanne
- Rachel FieldingSue
- Anna BarryNancy
- Philip YorkPaul
- Sam ReesSeb
- Annie CussellePip
- Marilyn WillrichCustomer 1
Stills
Themes
social workerdeaf-mutelanguage barrierschoolrich parentssign languagesbritish school systemdifficult parentsthoughtfullip readingbusy parentswealthy family