Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)

10/08/1971 (DE) • 1h 25m

Documentary

Overview

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

deaf-mute

deaf

acceptance

struggle for independence

observational documentary

social acceptance

self acceptance

deafness

deaf culture

deaf and blind

self-acceptance

deaf couple

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