Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.
William Hurt
as James Leeds
Marlee Matlin
as Sarah Norman
Piper Laurie
as Mrs. Norman
Philip Bosco
as Dr. Curtis Franklin
Allison Gompf
as Lydia
John F. Cleary
as Johnny
Philip Holmes
as Glen
Georgia Ann Cline
as Cheryl
William D. Byrd
as Danny
Frank Carter Jr.
as Tony
John Limnidis
as William
Bob Hiltermann
as Orin