It is perhaps the most poignant moment in the movie as well as the script: Ruby and her father…

It is perhaps the most poignant moment in the movie as well as the script: Ruby and her father seated on the trunk of the family truck. Staring at the stars. Then this:

They sit for a moment.

FRANK (CONT'D)

The song you sang tonight. What was

it about?

RUBY

I guess it’s about sacrifice. What

it means to need someone else.

FRANK

Can you sing it for me?

RUBY

What, now?

FRANK

Please.

Ruby hesitates, then starts to sing quietly.

RUBY

(singing)

Like the sweet morning dew, I took

one look at you. And it was plain

to see, you were my destiny. With

my arms open wide, I threw away my

pride. I'll sacrifice for you,

dedicate my life for you --

FRANK

Louder!

Ruby sings louder. Frank lays his hand on her throat to feel the vibrations. As the song continues, Ruby’s voice becomes clear and resonant, drifting up into the night.

RUBY

(singing)

I will go, where you lead, always

there in time of need. And when I

lose my will, you'll be there to

push me up the hill --

Frank moves his hands around on her neck to find her voice. He closes his eyes - that’s it. He can feel it. He moves his hand to her plexus, “listening.”

RUBY (CONT'D)

(singing)

There's no, no looking back for us.

We got love sure 'nough, that's

enough. You're all, you're all I

need to get by.

Frank opens his eyes. He takes in his daughter. He kisses Ruby on the forehead. She leans into her dad and they look up at the night sky.

Frank's "dialogue" is sign language. And his "listening" to Ruby sing is feeling, also with his hands. And the spoken "dialogue" in the scene are the sung lyrics of the song which carry with their words an emotional subtext about Ruby's love for her family.

It's a touching and evocative moment, all with an unconventional use of "dialogue," another example of the unique hook of the story: a child of deaf adults finding her own voice ... and her own life-path.