The first season follows (James Nesbitt), a father desperately searching for his five-year-old son, Oliver, who vanished during a family holiday in France. Because Tony does not speak French, the show employs selective subtitling to place the audience in his shoes:
: While the audience sees subtitles for French dialogue, Tony remains oblivious to what is being said around him. This mirrors his frustration and the "inexplicable" nature of his loss. The Missing (2014) subtitles
(The) Missing the point? Multilingual drama on the BBC | new tuesdays The first season follows (James Nesbitt), a father
In the BBC anthology drama , subtitles are used as a powerful narrative device to reflect the main characters' feelings of isolation and confusion. The first season follows (James Nesbitt)