The Silent Patient

Alicia

Artist Alicia Berenson keeps a diary. For her, it is an outlet, a way to express herself. Moreover, it is a way to show her beloved husband that everything is perfect in their lives. The very thought of upsetting Gabriel or causing him pain is unbearable.

But one evening, Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and since then, she hasn't uttered a word.

Her confession becomes... a painting. A self-portrait, in the lower left corner of which Alicia wrote a single word on the canvas, written in Greek: “ALCESTIS”*.

Theo

Psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can help Alicia where all other doctors have failed. Obsessed with investigating her crime, he understands: Alicia's silence is far more significant than it seems. But will Theo want to hear the truth if the patient speaks?

*Alcestis is a heroine from ancient Greek mythology who agreed to sacrifice her own life to save her husband.