The central protagonist who has lived in silence her entire life, communicating only through gestures. After her grandfather's death, she unexpectedly begins speaking exclusively in Shakespearean phrases. She is involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital, where she actively resists institutional conformity, embodying the film's themes of individuality and self-expression.
Michael assumes a clinical authority over Liv, diagnosing her behavior as pathological.
Liv is the protected granddaughter of Lionel, who has shielded her from society.
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