Quiet!

Mariella does not talk: not to her mother, not to her father, not to the goldfish, the teachers or her classmates. Because her parents have broken up. Because nobody tries to understand her. And because people talk too much anyway. The louder it gets around her, the quieter she becomes. Mariella’s silence rubs people up the wrong way and presents a real challenge. It’s not OK to be different from everyone else. But luckily there’s Stan, a deaf boy who accepts Mariella the way she is. With his help, Mariella discovers her own language. The encounter between the two encourages them to be just as they are – and ultimately to raise their voices.