The heroine of this documentary is Fini Straubinger, a deaf and blind woman. Although handicapped, she dedicates her life to helping people with same difficulties. The film describes the battle of a deaf and blind person to accept and understand the world from which she is completely isolated.
The Land of Silence and Darkness
Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit, documentary, 1971
DIRECTED BY: Werner Herzog
SCRIPT:
Werner Herzog
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Synopsis:
color, 85 min