"No One Would Tell" was made in 1996, and it has become a bit of a classic in having been shown in schools for educational purposes. The the film has held up well as a case study of co-dependency, physical abuse, and a code of silence among eyewitnesses for the victims of domestic violence.
The tragedy focuses on young Stacy Collins, whose mother Laura is also in an abusive relationship. The two women are following the same path until Laura finally puts an end to her relationship with Rob. But the young, impressionable Stacey is unable to say "no" to Bobby Tennyson, the kid from a broken family, who is possessive, controlling, and ultimately a killer.
Stacy's mom Laura refers to her daughter as "strong and independent." That description demonstrates how little Laura knows her daughter. Stacy's friends at North High School know a different side of Stacy, who is welded to the abusive Bobby. But when they hear Stacy's refrain of "everything's fine" in the relationship, they are frozen in passivity even after seeing the bruises on her body. When she finally does break off the relationship, the unstable and crazed young wrestler takes her life and dumps the body in a lake.
The best scene in the film was the trial of Bobby Tennyson. The witnesses appear almost as group portrait of the enablers who refused to take a stand to support their friend. The judge admonishes the witnesses in the courtroom for their errors of omission, issuing a plea to all those listening to stand up against domestic violence.
The tragedy focuses on young Stacy Collins, whose mother Laura is also in an abusive relationship. The two women are following the same path until Laura finally puts an end to her relationship with Rob. But the young, impressionable Stacey is unable to say "no" to Bobby Tennyson, the kid from a broken family, who is possessive, controlling, and ultimately a killer.
Stacy's mom Laura refers to her daughter as "strong and independent." That description demonstrates how little Laura knows her daughter. Stacy's friends at North High School know a different side of Stacy, who is welded to the abusive Bobby. But when they hear Stacy's refrain of "everything's fine" in the relationship, they are frozen in passivity even after seeing the bruises on her body. When she finally does break off the relationship, the unstable and crazed young wrestler takes her life and dumps the body in a lake.
The best scene in the film was the trial of Bobby Tennyson. The witnesses appear almost as group portrait of the enablers who refused to take a stand to support their friend. The judge admonishes the witnesses in the courtroom for their errors of omission, issuing a plea to all those listening to stand up against domestic violence.