某个大陆的、某个时代。大陆南北分割的战争结束了,世界走向了和平。在战争中作为军人的薇尔莉特•伊芙加登,怀抱着对她来说无比重要之人留下的“话语”,离开军队来到了大港口城市。踊跃的人群在排列着煤气灯的街道马路上来来往往地穿梭着。薇尔莉特在街道上找到了“代写书信”的工作。那是根据委托人的想法来组织出相应语言的工作。她直面委托人、触碰着他们内心深处的坦率感情。与此同时,薇尔莉特在记录书信时,渐渐明白那“话语”的含义。。Terminally ill Janette wants to die with dignity, but it’s not possible in the UK, where she lives. She therefore decides for assisted suicide. She must plan her journey to Switzerland before her rapidly advancing disease makes it impossible. The question of whether we own our own lives or whether they own us is the primary impetus behind this documentary portrait, which shows ...。