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Released
1996 · FILM

Breaking Through

Even when you make no sound, a silent scream for help may still be heard.

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Runtime
93 min
DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

Laura is a 20-year-old deaf woman who has never been taught sign language. She is rescued from a situation of neglect and physical abuse by Pam, a social worker. Through Pam's efforts, Laura learns how to communicate, and her true personality begins to emerge.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Pamela MaloufShot by Ousama RawiScored by James McvayDesigned by Philip Dean Foreman

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