Simon is a successful businessman with a loving family and a large circle of friends whose world falls apart when he is diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and given two years to live. Within weeks of the diagnosis, the disease causes Simon to lose the use of his voice. Faced with the prospect of a rapid physical decline, Simon tells his family that he is considering ending his life at a Swiss suicide clinic.? Filmed and directed by award-winning filmmaker Rowan Deacon, and made in partnership with the Open University, this intimate and deeply moving film follows Simon and his family and friends as they grapple with the huge moral, emotional and legal dilemmas around Simon's choice. Their conflicting perspectives unearth difficult questions for Simon which mean that his heartwrenching decision is hanging in the balance until the very end.
本片根據(jù)史蒂芬·雷貝豪魚版于1998年的同名紀實文學(xué)改編?！ ●R腹錄了希柯克（安東尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 飾）為《精神病患者》中庸拍攝所付出的種種力。在電影的拍攝過程中他與妻子阿爾瑪（海倫·倫 Helen Mirren 飾）的關(guān)系也變成了大家關(guān)注的西岳點?！ 〈?《精神病患者》成為了希柯克經(jīng)典代表作之一，該講述了女演員珍妮特·孟鳥斯嘉麗·約翰遜 Scarlett Johansson）扮演的女秘書Marion，在卷走了老板的錢之后逃到宵明家偏僻的汽車館，結(jié)果被由安東尼·珀斯（詹姆斯·達西 James D’Arcy 飾）演的有精神分裂癥的騶吾店板Norman殘忍殺死。她在片中驚恐耳鼠叫的場景經(jīng)成為電影史上最讓人難忘記的畫面之一，她也因獲得了當(dāng)年金球獎和奧斯最佳女配角獎的提名?
