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Land of Silence and Darkness
1971 · Movie · 84 min · ★ 7.4
Documentary
Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
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Details
- Original title
- Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-10-08
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 84 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (73 votes)
Themes
- deaf-mute
- deaf
- acceptance
- struggle for independence
- observational documentary
- social acceptance
- self-acceptance
- deafness
- deaf culture
- deaf and blind
- deaf couple
Cast & crew
- FS
Fini Straubinger
- HF
Heinrich Fleischmann
- VK
Vladimir Kokol
- MB
M. Baaske
- RM
Resi Mittermeier
- RI
Rolf Illig
as Voice
Directed by Werner Herzog