The End of Silence is a 2005 Canadian romantic drama film, directed by Anita Doron.
[1] The film stars Ekaterina Shchelkanova as Darya, a Russian ballerina who decides to abandon her dance company after an argument with her director (Max Ratevosian) while on tour in Toronto; without money and with very little knowledge of English to communicate, she is preparing to return home to Russia on her own when she meets Eddie (John Tokatlidis), who becomes a love interest despite their communication barriers.
[1] Despite her renown as a musician, however, she did not contribute music to the film's soundtrack, as she and Doron agreed on the importance of maintaining a separation between Harmer's music and acting;[1] however, her real-life friends Tanis Rideout, Luther Wright and Chris Brown have small roles in the film as friends of Nora's.
[1] Harmer has also stated that she played Nora as a more repressed and uptight version of herself, rather than trying to create a character more dissimilar to herself.
[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2006 Canadian Filmmakers Festival, where it won the award for Best Feature Film.