Land of Silence and Darkness
Seen it?1971 | 85 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and anyone who likes learning something new. Nobody is quite who they seem.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Werner Herzog
- Fini Straubinger
- Heinrich Fleischmann
- Vladimir Kokol
- M. Baaske
- Resi Mittermeier
- Rolf IlligVoice