Dead Silence (1991)

Director: Peter O’Fallon

Starring: Renee Estevez, Lisanne Falk, Carrie Mitchum

Three young students go into a holiday which rapidly turns into horror as they hit-and-run a lonely hitchhiker in desert. They decide to keep the accident a secret, but as more and more evidence begins to turn up, they face the contradiction between morals and friendship.

Not to be confused with James Wan’s 2007 ‘Dead Silence’, this is the 1991 TV movie about the consequences of one very wrong decision. Great premise and really good acting. The character development was excellent. It was interesting to see how each one’s attitude changed as more evidence about the accident surfaced, and how the authorities got closer and closer to the truth. This is definitely a way underrated film.