Voiceless (2015 film)

Voiceless is a 2015 American Christian psychological thriller film written and directed by Pat Necerato and starring Rusty Joiner, Jocelyn Cruz, Victoria Gates, and James Russo. It was given a limited release in the United States on 7 October 2016. It was heavily panned by both critics and audiences.

Voiceless
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pat Necerato
Written by	Pat Necerato
Produced by	Stuart Migdon
Starring	Rusty Joiner Jocelyn Cruz Victoria Gates James Russo
Cinematography	Joseph Hennigan
Edited by	Jon Vasquez
Music by	Kurt Oldman
Production companies	American Hero Films C3 Studios
Distributed by	ArtEffects
Release dates	September 2015 (2015-09) (NJ Northeast Film Festival) October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$419,952

Premise

Jesse Dean, a young, reserved war veteran, risks his marriage and new ministry job by opposing an abortion clinic in his Philadelphia neighborhood, an obsession that slowly drives him insane.

Cast

• Rusty Joiner as Jesse Dean
• Jocelyn Cruz as Julia
• Victoria Gates as Alexis
• James Russo as Pastor Gil
• Paul Rodriguez as Virgil Adorable
• Susan Moses as Miss Elsie

Production

Filming took place between 18 August and 30 September 2014.

Reception

Box office

Opening on a hundred screens in a limited release, the film grossed about $250,000 on its opening weekend. By the end of 2016, it had grossed a total of $418,940.^[1] The film won 2 Best Feature Film Awards at the Northeastern Film Festival and the California Film Awards, along with several Best Actor Wins for Rusty Joiner, the lead, and Victoria Gates for Best Supporting Actress ^[2]

Critical reception

Kristian Lin of Fort Worth Weekly, in a review titled "Voiceless: Abort! Abort!", wrote that the film "has a gritty Northeastern urban setting with a modicum of nonwhite characters, and it plays with the element of doubt with its main character. If only it added up to a good movie."^[3]