The Silent Patient

Alicia Berenson's life seems perfect. The famous artist is married to a sought-after fashion photographer. She lives in one of the most attractive and expensive neighborhoods in London in a luxurious house with large windows overlooking the park. One late evening, when her husband Gabriel returns home from another shoot, Alicia shoots him in the face five times. And since then, she has not said a word. Alicia’s refusal to speak or give any explanations stirs public imagination. The mystery makes the artist famous. And while she is undergoing compulsory treatment, the price of her latest work – a self-portrait with a single inscription in Greek "ALKESTA" – is rapidly rising. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist. He has long awaited the opportunity to work with Alicia, to make her speak. But what lies behind his obsession with the insane murderer, and where will all these psychological experiments lead? Perhaps to a truth that threatens to overwhelm him as well...