title: Voiceless (2015 film)
text: # 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.
  
  ## Premise
  
  Jesse Dean, a young, reserved war veteran, risks his marriage, new ministry job and his sanity by opposing an abortion clinic in his Philadelphia neighborhood.
  
  ## 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. 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
  
  ### 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."
  
  