Why has autism become a popular device in orchestrating dramas and thrillers like HOUSE OF CARDS (1993), the 1994 telepic "The Innocent", and now SILENT FALL? Now that the on-screen victimization of seemingly helpless women--formerly a convenient concept for suspense movies (e.g., THE
SPIRAL STAIRCASE, WAIT UNTIL DARK)--is considered less than PC, these damsels-in-distress have been usurped by developmentally disabled small fry. SILENT FALL, however, is inept enough to prompt the establishment of a Society for the Protection of Children Used as Plot-hooks.
When his parents are brutally murdered, Tim Warden (Ben Faulkner), an autistic boy, is the only witness. ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins