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Synopsis
A withdrawn, deaf, and mute teen adopted by her godparents following the death of her single father finds that life in her dysfunctional new home can be quite deadly in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 Subsequently thrust into a world of silence as a result of her catastrophic loss, Dot lives in a world of withdrawn solitude.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


Production Crew

Tom McArdle Additional Editing
Elisha Cuthbert Associate Producer
Nazemian Schraft Associate Producer
Barbara Fiorentino Casting
M. David Mullen Cinematographer
Jeff Rona Composer (Music Score)
Aimee Kandl Costume Designer
Jamie Babbit Director
Joan Sobel Editor
Thomas Schatz Executive Producer
Daniel J. Shaw First Assistant Director
Andrea Sperling Producer
Carolyn Pfeiffer Producer
Holly Wiersma Producer
Joel Michaely Producer
John Frick Production Designer
Abdi Nazemian Screenwriter
Micah Schraft Screenwriter
James Fowler Set Decorator
Andrew Gohn Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2006
Runtime: 87
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for strong and disturbing sexual content, a scene of violence, language, drug content and brief nudity
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Burnt Orange Productions
Town Lake Films
University of Texas Film Institute

Release
August 25, 2006 (USA - Limited)
by Sony Pictures Classics
Voltage Pictures

Awards
2005 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2006 - WFCC Hall of Shame - Women Film Critics Circle
2006 - WFCC Hall of Shame - Women Film Critics Circle