Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God is a movie starring William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, and Piper Laurie. A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.