剧情介绍：cccMackendrickintroducedanewstrainofrealismintohisfilmswiththismovingstoryofadeafchildwhoserefusaltoreachoutsidehercocoonofsilencetraumatizeshermiddle-classparentsandthreatenstodestroytheirunstablerelationship.ThefirstinMackendrick'strilogyaboutprecociousanddestructivechildren,MandyisanabsolutelyfascinatingmeldingofTheMiracleWorker'ssemi-documentarytheaterandBriefEncounter'sfracturedandintenselyfirstpersonmelodramaofmaritaldissatisfaction.