# A Scream from Silence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A_Scream_from_Silence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A_Scream_from_Silence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Scream_from_Silence > Source revision: 1330051853 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1979 film A Scream from Silence Film poster French Mourir à tue-tête Directed by Anne Claire Poirier Written by Anne Claire Poirier Marthe Blackburn Produced by Jacques Gagné Anne Claire Poirier Starring Julie Vincent Cinematography Michel Brault Edited by André Corriveau Music by Maurice Blackburn Distributed by National Film Board of Canada Release date 18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) Running time 96 minutes Country Canada Language French Budget $362,861 ***A Scream from Silence*** ([French](/source/French_language): ***Mourir à tue-tête***) is a 1979 Canadian [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Anne Claire Poirier](/source/Anne_Claire_Poirier) and starring [Julie Vincent](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julie_Vincent&action=edit&redlink=1). It competed in the [Un Certain Regard](/source/Un_Certain_Regard) section at the [1979 Cannes Film Festival](/source/1979_Cannes_Film_Festival).[1] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the [Best Foreign Language Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) at the [52nd Academy Awards](/source/52nd_Academy_Awards), but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] It was later screened at the [1984 Festival of Festivals](/source/1984_Toronto_International_Film_Festival) as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[3] ## Plot A young nurse named Suzanne is kidnapped, assaulted, and brutally raped in the back of a truck by a [misogynist](/source/Misogyny) stranger. The nurse's rape and the aftermath are part of a film which a director and her editor are working on. From time to time, they pause the film to discuss their intentions and reactions to the film they are making. Mixed in with the story is documentary footage of the stories of other women who have been raped around the world. ## Cast - [Julie Vincent](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julie_Vincent&action=edit&redlink=1) as Suzanne - [Germain Houde](/source/Germain_Houde) as Le violeur - [Paul Savoie](/source/Paul_Savoie) as Philippe - [Monique Miller](/source/Monique_Miller_(actress)) as La réalisatrice - [Micheline Lanctôt](/source/Micheline_Lanct%C3%B4t) as La monteuse - [Luce Guilbeault](/source/Luce_Guilbeault) as Une cliente - [Christiane Raymond](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christiane_Raymond&action=edit&redlink=1) as La disciple - [Louise Portal](/source/Louise_Portal) as La comédienne - [Muriel Dutil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muriel_Dutil&action=edit&redlink=1) as L'epouse (as Murielle Dutil) - [Julie Morand](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julie_Morand&action=edit&redlink=1) as La secrétaire - [Pierre Gobeil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Gobeil&action=edit&redlink=1) as Le policier - [Jean-Pierre Masson](/source/Jean-Pierre_Masson) as Voice - [Michèle Mercure](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mich%C3%A8le_Mercure&action=edit&redlink=1) as La soeur de Philippe - [Léo Munger](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A9o_Munger&action=edit&redlink=1) as Une violée - [André Pagé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Pag%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) as Le gynécologue ## Production The film had a budget of $362,861 (equivalent to $1,489,544 in 2025).[4] ## Release The film was shown by the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) on 10 April 1980.[4] ## See also - [List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_submissions_to_the_52nd_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) - [List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_Canadian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-festival-cannes.com_1-0)** ["Festival de Cannes: A Scream from Silence"](http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1936/year/1979.html). *festival-cannes.com*. Retrieved 25 May 2009.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Carole Corbeil](/source/Carole_Corbeil), "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, September 6, 1984. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvans1991260_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvans1991260_4-1) [Evans 1991](#CITEREFEvans1991), p. 260. ## Works cited - Evans, Gary (1991). [*In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989*](https://archive.org/details/innationalintere0000evan). [University of Toronto Press](/source/University_of_Toronto_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0802027849](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0802027849). ## External links - [*A Scream from Silence*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079581/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Watch *A Scream from Silence*](https://www.nfb.ca/film/scream-from-silence/) on the [NFB](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada) website v t e Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Mon oncle Antoine (1971) The True Nature of Bernadette (1972) Les Ordres (1975) J.A. Martin Photographer (1977) A Scream from Silence (1979) Good Riddance (1980) The Plouffe Family (1981) Wild Flowers (1982) The Tin Flute (1983) Sonatine (1984) Jacques and November (1985) The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Night Zoo (1987) The Revolving Doors (1988) Jesus of Montreal (1989) An Imaginary Tale (1990) A Bullet in the Head (1991) Léolo (1992) The Sex of the Stars (1993) My Friend Max (1994) The Confessional (1995) Not Me! 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