Amy (1997 film)

Amy is a 1997 Australian film written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass, starring Alana De Roma in the title role, Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn, and Nick Barker.

Amys Alana De Roma father, Will Enker Nick Barker, was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stage. The psychological trauma leaves Amy mute and deaf. So the 8yearold is brought by her mother, Tanya Rachel Griffiths, to Melbourne to diagnose the reasons for her continued silence. Amy befriends her neighbor, Robert Ben Mendelsohn, and while social workers try desperately to get her to speak and go to school, she makes the choice to communicate again and begins to sing along to Roberts rock songs after three years of silence. Her mother works out her own emotional issues with the help of a therapist.The film first screened at the Athens International Film Festival onSeptember 1997, and had its Australian premiereAugust 1998. It was screened at multiple film festivals from 1998 through 2003, before its television debut in Italy onOctober 2004. ........

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