让宫崎骏因《男孩与苍鹭》参加国际电影节被证明是困难的,但这位吉卜力创始人今年可以通过一部不为人知的纪录片在巡回演出中亮相。 去年年底,日本广播公司 NHK 首次播出了这部纪录片的国际版,讲述了吉卜力最新热门作品的制作过程,以及这位标志性但不愿接受媒体采访的公司创始人今年可能会去参加一个电影节或电影市场。
Code of Silence introduces us to Deaf catering worker, Alison Woods. She’s struggling to make ends meet, juggling two jobs, in a police canteen and a local bar, while also doing her best to support her Deaf mum, Julie. When DC Ashleigh Francis calls on Alison to lip read the conversations of some dangerous criminals, she is plunged into a new and exhilarating world.
Alison’s interpretation of the gang's clandestine meetings quickly become key to unlocking the police investigation. But Alison's feelings about the case become complicated when she finds herself drawn to Liam, one of the main suspects. Alison knows she's putting herself at risk by agreeing to work with the police, and when things threaten to spill over into her personal life, she knows she should step away. But Alison can’t let go…