Trapped in Silence


Trapped in Silence is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film starring Kiefer Sutherland and Marsha Mason, produced by and Jeff Grant for Reader's Digest Entertainment Inc. It is based on the book Murphy's Boy by Torey Hayden.

Plot

The film is about a psychologist who works with a traumatized boy with selective mutism - the patient cannot speak in specific situations or to specific people. Eventually the boy starts to open up to reveal his sordid story.

Cast