南森·韦斯特(塞缪尔·杰克逊 Samuel L. Jackson饰),一位素以严厉著称美军训练基地魔鬼教官,他的冷酷无情令其和学员之间的关系一向十分紧张。汤姆·哈代(约翰·特拉沃塔 John Travolta饰),一位同样对韦斯特心存怨恨的昔日门下弟子,现任美国药品管理局官员。两人因一起神秘失踪案件而联系在了一起。这宗在巴拿马丛林发生的离奇失踪事件,致使六名受训学员连同韦斯特在飓风后消失得无影无踪。哈代受命与军方调查官员朱丽娅少尉(康妮·尼尔森 Connie Nielsen饰)携手调查此事。然而随着调查的展开,仅存的两名幸存者学员丹巴(布莱恩·范·霍尔特 Brian Van Holt饰)与肯达尔(吉奥瓦尼·瑞比西 Giovanni Ribisi饰)的供词却大相径庭。越来越多的谎言与欺骗渐渐浮出水面,到底谁在说谎,真相背后又是怎么样的可怕事实?
During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob — and change the course of history.
With two Deaf candidates up for the role of president, Gallaudet University students saw the possibility of finally being led by someone like them. But when the board of trustees — composed overwhelmingly of hearing individuals — selected the lone hearing candidate, the groundswell of student activism that followed forced a reckoning of more than a century of paternalism. Told primarily through American Sign Language, Deaf President Now! creates an immediacy through immersive archival footage and experiential use of silence and sound. Gallaudet alumnus, model, actor, and Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco (America’s Next Top Model) makes his directorial debut alongside veteran filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, 2023 Sundance Film Festival) with this rousing documentary that demonstrates the power of collective action to demand meaningful change, foster self-determination, and realize dreams long deferred.