Is Land of Silence and Darkness violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Land of Silence and Darkness sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Land of Silence and Darkness scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Land of Silence and Darkness end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Land of Silence and Darkness easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Land of Silence and Darkness

Name: Land of Silence and Darkness
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1971
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Fini Straubinger, Heinrich Fleischmann, Vladimir Kokol, M. Baaske, Resi Mittermeier

Directed by Werner Herzog

Produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Referat für Filmgeschichte

197185 min7.5 / 10

An intimate observational documentary that bears witness to the profound isolation and resilience of deaf-blind individuals, grounded in the life and advocacy of one remarkable woman.

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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Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Deaf-mute Deaf Acceptance Struggle For Independence Observational Documentary Social Acceptance Self-acceptance Deafness Deaf Culture Deaf And Blind Deaf Couple

Questions people ask

Is Land of Silence and Darkness violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Land of Silence and Darkness sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Land of Silence and Darkness scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Land of Silence and Darkness end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Land of Silence and Darkness easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.