 "The Quiet", distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in Los Angeles and New York City on August 25, 2006, before expanding regionally in the US on September 1.Cuthbert initially wanted to play role of the silent Dot, but director Jamie Babbit instead cast Camilla Belle in that part after Thora Birch pulled out.Babbit reasoned that "To me, Dot has to be someone you could believe would be invisible in high school.