The perks of Being a Wallflower

The film "It's good to be quiet" - this is a screen version of the same epistolarya novel written by Stephen Chbosky. The author of the novel acted as the director of the film, the world premiere of which took place on September 8, 2012 at the International Film Festival in Toronto.

The main character of the film is fifteen Charlie (Logan Lerman), a shy and unpopular boy whojust started school in high school in Pittsburgh. He is in a depressed state after the death of two of his closest people - Michael's best friend and Aunt Helen.

One day Charlie overhears the conversation of classmates: they discuss a guy who can listen and understand. Charlie learns his address and starts writing letters to him without a return address, in which he talks about his life (changing names), his thoughts, feelings and experiences.

Charlie talks about how his friend Michael committed a strange suicide; about his new friend, who became an English teacher; about Patrick (Ezra Miller) nicknamed "Nikak" and his half-sister Sam (Emma Watson), to which Charlie put an eye; about everything that happens in his life - from the first sex to the first use of drugs.

So almost a year passed from the life of Charlie. Over these months, the hero has time to grow up, change the circle of communication and opinion about the world.

Information about the film

Name: The perks of Being a Wallflower
Original name: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Tagline: Be a filter, not a sponge!
Year: 2012
A country: USA
Genre: melodrama, drama
Producer: Steven Chbosky
Author (s) of the scenario: Steven Chbosky
Author of the original: Steven Chbosky
Cast: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Mei Whitman, Nina Dobrev, Keith Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Johnny Simmons, Melanie Linski, Zane Holtz and others.
World premiere: September 8, 2012
Premiere in the Russian Federation: September 20, 2012
Duration: 103 minutes

Interesting Facts

Filming took place in Pittsburgh, starting May 9, 2011 and ending June 11 of the same year.

Initially, the American Motion Picture Association appropriatedfilm rating R, as it touches on topics of violence, suicide, drugs, alcohol, teenage sex. However, the rating was later downgraded to PG-13. In the Russian box office, the film "It's good to be quiet" received the restriction "16+".